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 water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 20 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 7.👥 A school app has 245 students, 225 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 8.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 9.👥 A school app has 230 students, 210 teachers and 110 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 10.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 11.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 180 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 110 doctors and 165 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 16.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 18.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 19.👥 A school app has 70 students, 210 teachers and 230 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 195 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 215 coaches and 225 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 40 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 60 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 28.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 80 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 35 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 145 coaches and 210 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 32.👥 A school app has 280 students, 255 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 35.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 38.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 255 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- False
- a homework planner
- a user need
- the people who use it
- 315
- ask and watch users
- 20
- False
- 120
- True
- 490
- to build what they need
- a feature
- a feature
- 35
- persona
- a water reminder
- helps nobody well
- parents
- a recipe finder
- a big-text reader
- 25
- 510
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- 575
- readers
- 285
- 265
- a user need
- players
- 775
- a pocket-money tracker
- “I forget my homework”
- True
- a problem a user has
- “What should I cook?”
- librarians
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a feature
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