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.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) password (d) pixel
- 2.👥 A school app has 105 students, 185 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.👥 A school app has 175 students, 85 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 280 doctors and 225 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 130 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A school app has 160 students, 90 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 12.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 13.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 75 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 35 coaches and 120 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A school app has 140 students, 65 teachers and 200 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 23.🎯 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
- 24.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 26.👥 A school app has 275 students, 300 teachers and 65 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 295 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 29.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 170 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A school app has 215 students, 255 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 95 coaches and 130 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 33.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 175 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 285 coaches and 190 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 35.👥 A school app has 220 students, 235 teachers and 45 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 290 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 90 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 280 doctors and 125 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 40.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 95 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
Answer key
- persona
- 585
- 25
- “I keep missing the bus”
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- True
- 650
- 390
- 525
- the people who use it
- helps nobody well
- True
- a problem a user has
- a water reminder
- a feature
- 420
- 395
- 60
- a feature
- a feature
- to build what they need
- ask and watch users
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- teachers
- 45
- “What should I cook?”
- 520
- parents
- fans
- a search bar
- 460
- coaches
- teachers
- 205
- nurses
- a big-text reader
- 5
- 30
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