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 gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 205 doctors and 30 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 200 coaches and 255 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 11.👥 A school app has 20 students, 195 teachers and 215 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 12.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 245 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 18.👥 A school app has 40 students, 115 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 205 doctors and 250 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 75 coaches and 80 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 21.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 25.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a phone setting (d) a type of button
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 28.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) persona (d) pixel
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 31.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 70 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 285 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 85 doctors and 25 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 40 doctors and 35 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 90 coaches and 200 fans 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 water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
Answer key
- False
- doctors
- a reminder alarm
- a recipe finder
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- the people who use it
- 475
- ask and watch users
- a big-text reader
- 175
- True
- a user need
- a user need
- a user need
- volunteers
- a dark mode switch
- 75
- 625
- players
- False
- a user need
- a feature
- a feature
- False
- a problem a user has
- a water reminder
- persona
- “Small text is hard”
- “What should I cook?”
- True
- to build what they need
- 535
- False
- 220
- patients
- 70
- 360
- a bus tracker
- a big-text reader
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