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 school app has 150 students, 145 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🎯 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
- 4.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) password (d) protocol
- 5.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 255 doctors and 125 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 7.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 255 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 8.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 9.👥 A school app has 105 students, 25 teachers and 135 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 25 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A school app has 270 students, 35 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 16.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 17.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 80 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 18.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 19.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 175 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 85 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 295 coaches and 75 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 23.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 130 doctors and 235 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 290 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 80 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 255 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.👥 A school app has 190 students, 145 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 220 coaches and 300 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 275 coaches and 50 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 40.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 460
- False
- to build what they need
- persona
- a problem a user has
- 130
- readers
- False
- parents
- a user need
- 315
- 235
- a search bar
- a feature
- a reminder alarm
- the people who use it
- readers
- True
- librarians
- 660
- 670
- a bus tracker
- False
- nurses
- 70
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- a user need
- 205
- 390
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a feature
- 530
- a homework planner
- a user need
- ask and watch users
- 810
- False
- coaches
- False
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