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.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 160 doctors and 185 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 4.👥 A school app has 105 students, 250 teachers and 240 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 5.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 7.👥 A school app has 255 students, 240 teachers and 270 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 135 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 11.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) persona
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 14.👥 A school app has 250 students, 150 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 260 doctors and 185 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 22.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 160 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 155 coaches and 180 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 24.👥 A school app has 200 students, 290 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 200 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 30.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 32.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 35 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 36.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 40 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 37.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 260 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 38.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 50 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
Answer key
- helps nobody well
- nurses
- a homework planner
- teachers
- False
- a homework planner
- parents
- “Small text is hard”
- 455
- a reminder alarm
- persona
- to build what they need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 580
- ask and watch users
- “What should I cook?”
- a big-text reader
- 470
- False
- False
- a bus tracker
- 350
- fans
- 570
- a user need
- 130
- a feature
- False
- a user need
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- False
- False
- 65
- a recipe finder
- readers
- librarians
- a dark mode switch
- 75
- a water reminder
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