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.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 200 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 300 coaches and 260 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 8.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 175 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 9.🎯 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
- 10.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 11.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 12.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 140 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 255 doctors and 155 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 235 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 16.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 17.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 270 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 65 doctors and 55 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 19.👥 A school app has 300 students, 30 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 65 doctors and 35 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 21.👥 A school app has 280 students, 180 teachers and 185 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 25 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 115 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 24.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 140 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 100 doctors and 295 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 45 coaches and 215 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 29.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 31.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 32.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 235 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 33.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 70 doctors and 135 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 80 coaches and 85 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 39.👥 A school app has 95 students, 135 teachers and 235 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 40.👥 A school app has 80 students, 210 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
Answer key
- a homework planner
- a recipe finder
- 460
- a share button
- 745
- a feature
- “I forget my homework”
- 15
- helps nobody well
- to build what they need
- persona
- volunteers
- 70
- a bus tracker
- doctors
- True
- 765
- patients
- students
- 20
- students
- 170
- 60
- 440
- the people who use it
- a big-text reader
- nurses
- players
- True
- a dark mode switch
- False
- 155
- False
- True
- a feature
- 430
- a pocket-money tracker
- players
- parents
- 130
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