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 big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 100 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 155 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 110 coaches and 195 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 8.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 9.👥 A school app has 110 students, 285 teachers and 140 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 11.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.👥 A school app has 45 students, 275 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) persona
- 21.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 240 doctors and 110 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 195 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 24.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 235 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 26.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 27.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 165 coaches and 115 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 125 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 34.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 250 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 230 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 260 coaches and 180 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 125 coaches and 185 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 20 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 225 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 65 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- False
- coaches
- a search bar
- “I forget my homework”
- a user need
- 70
- 20
- True
- 145
- a water reminder
- False
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- a bus tracker
- a feature
- a user need
- 195
- False
- True
- persona
- ask and watch users
- 375
- coaches
- 745
- a problem a user has
- helps nobody well
- False
- False
- a recipe finder
- 400
- 450
- a reminder alarm
- a recipe finder
- 100
- 495
- 525
- 10
- 15
- 40
- 260
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