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 homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 170 doctors and 255 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 5.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 8.👥 A school app has 135 students, 35 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 9.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 60 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 190 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 12.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 13.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 105 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 170 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 21.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 22.👥 A school app has 65 students, 280 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 23.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 24.👥 A school app has 240 students, 140 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 60 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 155 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 28.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 30.🎯 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
- 31.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 135 coaches and 230 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 33.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 150 doctors and 55 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 80 doctors and 150 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 37.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 25 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A school app has 255 students, 100 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 40.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 195 librarians and 170 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
Answer key
- True
- False
- a user need
- patients
- False
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- 105
- ask and watch users
- 220
- volunteers
- True
- 370
- helps nobody well
- a feature
- 515
- a recipe finder
- a homework planner
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- persona
- 215
- False
- 560
- False
- 275
- readers
- False
- to build what they need
- a water reminder
- the people who use it
- players
- False
- patients
- a search bar
- patients
- 510
- 530
- a bus tracker
- 70
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