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 short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) password (d) pixel
- 2.👥 A school app has 55 students, 40 teachers and 135 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 3.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 190 coaches and 85 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 6.👥 A school app has 165 students, 160 teachers and 40 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 80 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 230 doctors and 20 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 12.👥 A school app has 275 students, 195 teachers and 50 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 16.👥 A school app has 185 students, 70 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 17.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 19.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 20.👥 A school app has 250 students, 150 teachers and 145 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 21.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 120 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 60 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 26.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 175 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 190 coaches and 140 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.👥 A school app has 245 students, 65 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 270 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 160 coaches and 245 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 35.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
Answer key
- persona
- parents
- a problem a user has
- False
- coaches
- students
- 465
- helps nobody well
- 270
- “I forget my homework”
- a recipe finder
- students
- a homework planner
- a dark mode switch
- a pocket-money tracker
- parents
- False
- a water reminder
- ask and watch users
- students
- True
- patients
- a feature
- readers
- a homework planner
- False
- doctors
- a user need
- coaches
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a user need
- 610
- 500
- players
- to build what they need
- a user need
- True
- a user need
- a feature
- the people who use it
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