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.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 4.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 270 coaches and 110 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 10.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) persona
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 12.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 15.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 17.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 105 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 18.👥 A school app has 95 students, 120 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 45 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 190 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 285 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 28.👥 A school app has 65 students, 230 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 295 doctors and 140 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 30.👥 A school app has 160 students, 205 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 31.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 35 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 35.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A school app has 35 students, 100 teachers and 230 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 38.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 39.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 175 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
Answer key
- helps nobody well
- a feature
- a feature
- False
- False
- a big-text reader
- “I forget my homework”
- a recipe finder
- coaches
- persona
- a bus tracker
- the people who use it
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- True
- a big-text reader
- volunteers
- 425
- 230
- a homework planner
- a pocket-money tracker
- a water reminder
- 160
- a user need
- a feature
- 390
- a pocket-money tracker
- 165
- doctors
- 45
- readers
- False
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- True
- parents
- a dark mode switch
- 510
- to build what they need
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