App Dev Worksheet: Users and Needs
Developer's tip (User first): Users are the people the app is for; there are often several groups (students, teachers, parents). A need is the user’s problem; a feature is how the app solves it. Ask and watch real users before you build.
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- 1.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.👥 A school app has 175 students, 40 teachers and 130 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 3.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 5.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 6.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 7.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 280 coaches and 130 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 10.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 255 coaches and 175 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 12.👥 A school app has 125 students, 55 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 17.👥 A school app has 110 students, 190 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 140 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 22.👥 A school app has 285 students, 200 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 23.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 26.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 45 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 140 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 290 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 225 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 33.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 34.👥 A school app has 50 students, 90 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 35.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 36.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 265 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 37.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 80 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 65 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 40.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
Answer key
- a user need
- students
- persona
- a homework planner
- ask and watch users
- helps nobody well
- True
- coaches
- “What should I cook?”
- True
- 130
- 240
- a reminder alarm
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- True
- 80
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- 5
- a water reminder
- students
- False
- False
- a search bar
- 135
- a feature
- a feature
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 355
- 380
- 170
- False
- 40
- False
- volunteers
- 265
- 130
- a share button
- to build what they need
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