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.🎯 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
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 3.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 4.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 6.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 9.👥 A school app has 55 students, 30 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 10.👥 A school app has 240 students, 30 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 11.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 12.👥 A school app has 115 students, 65 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 240 coaches and 295 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 15.👥 A school app has 200 students, 255 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 16.👥 A school app has 215 students, 300 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 18.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 140 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 75 coaches and 150 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 55 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 145 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 80 doctors and 20 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 31.👥 A school app has 105 students, 175 teachers and 220 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 33.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 170 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 130 doctors and 300 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 37.👥 A school app has 215 students, 135 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 38.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 115 patients, 20 doctors and 175 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 40.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- ask and watch users
- a bus tracker
- to build what they need
- helps nobody well
- a recipe finder
- a search bar
- “I keep missing the bus”
- “Small text is hard”
- students
- 170
- False
- students
- a user need
- fans
- 120
- teachers
- a reminder alarm
- 55
- “What should I cook?”
- fans
- a pocket-money tracker
- a dark mode switch
- a user need
- 385
- a water reminder
- 570
- False
- a user need
- a share button
- 5
- parents
- a water reminder
- False
- persona
- 125
- 170
- 100
- False
- nurses
- True
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