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.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 65 coaches and 115 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 105 doctors and 100 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 145 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 65 coaches and 90 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 15.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 285 doctors and 200 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 18.👥 A school app has 30 students, 275 teachers and 65 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 25.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 27.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 28.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 50 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A school app has 120 students, 135 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 30 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 50 doctors and 200 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 120 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 36.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 285 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 275 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
Answer key
- True
- persona
- fans
- a homework planner
- 280
- 350
- players
- a user need
- False
- True
- False
- True
- False
- the people who use it
- to build what they need
- a share button
- 260
- teachers
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- a search bar
- a bus tracker
- a water reminder
- True
- a bus tracker
- False
- 310
- 420
- 35
- a feature
- False
- patients
- 310
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- 555
- 535
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
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