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) password (b) persona (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 2.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 165 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 3.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 5.🎯 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 bus tracker
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 290 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 9.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 270 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 25 doctors and 35 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 60 coaches and 235 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 14.👥 A school app has 65 students, 30 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 250 coaches and 230 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 275 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 20.👥 A school app has 285 students, 235 teachers and 170 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 21.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 55 coaches and 105 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 24.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 120 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A school app has 280 students, 80 teachers and 30 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 26.👥 A school app has 160 students, 40 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 160 coaches and 300 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 30.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 85 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 33.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 34.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 45 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 38.👥 A school app has 215 students, 30 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 170 doctors and 155 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 210 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- persona
- volunteers
- True
- a reminder alarm
- a homework planner
- “What should I cook?”
- 530
- True
- 510
- a user need
- False
- 160
- players
- 370
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- coaches
- 135
- a bus tracker
- students
- False
- True
- fans
- 425
- students
- 420
- False
- a recipe finder
- fans
- 645
- a feature
- “I keep missing the bus”
- the people who use it
- ask and watch users
- a search bar
- a feature
- 45
- 265
- patients
- 510
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