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.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 6.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.👥 A school app has 240 students, 125 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) protocol (d) persona
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 16.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 17.👥 A school app has 50 students, 70 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A school app has 65 students, 75 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 135 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 22.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 80 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 115 doctors and 100 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 100 doctors and 285 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 29.👥 A school app has 300 students, 115 teachers and 90 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 40 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 220 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 33.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 34.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 95 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 155 coaches and 200 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 36.👥 A school app has 260 students, 100 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 37.👥 A school app has 50 students, 90 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 90 coaches and 80 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 39.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 125 doctors and 70 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
Answer key
- the people who use it
- a user need
- a feature
- True
- a reminder alarm
- to build what they need
- “Small text is hard”
- a feature
- 425
- False
- True
- persona
- a search bar
- a water reminder
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- 395
- 185
- 605
- a water reminder
- a recipe finder
- 370
- a dark mode switch
- a pocket-money tracker
- doctors
- a user need
- 450
- False
- students
- a bus tracker
- 205
- 50
- a problem a user has
- 60
- 20
- 85
- 235
- players
- ask and watch users
- 135
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