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.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 160 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 4.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) needs no testing (c) wins every prize (d) is easy to build
- 5.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.👥 A school app has 50 students, 180 teachers and 225 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 10.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 11.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 50 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🎯 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
- 14.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) password (d) persona
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 205 doctors and 130 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 19.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 20.👥 A school app has 135 students, 85 teachers and 205 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 105 doctors and 60 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 23.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 25.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 145 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 26.👥 A school app has 205 students, 270 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 27.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 100 doctors and 160 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 50 coaches and 250 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 32.👥 A school app has 135 students, 105 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 34.👥 A school app has 130 students, 155 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 36.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👥 A school app has 65 students, 230 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 38.👥 A school app has 110 students, 140 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
Answer key
- “Small text is hard”
- 75
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- True
- a user need
- a user need
- a feature
- parents
- a problem a user has
- 450
- False
- ask and watch users
- persona
- a water reminder
- a reminder alarm
- 85
- a water reminder
- to build what they need
- 425
- a homework planner
- doctors
- the people who use it
- “I forget my homework”
- volunteers
- 115
- False
- patients
- 100
- a user need
- False
- 300
- True
- parents
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- 200
- 75
- a feature
- a search bar
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