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.🎯 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
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 6.👥 A school app has 300 students, 260 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 8.🎯 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
- 9.👥 A school app has 85 students, 280 teachers and 25 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 195 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 13.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 200 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) password (d) protocol
- 15.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 50 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 210 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 19.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 100 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 120 coaches and 270 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 22.👥 A school app has 50 students, 280 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 75 doctors and 175 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 55 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 26.👥 A school app has 115 students, 75 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 60 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 245 doctors and 85 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 30.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 170 doctors and 200 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 280 coaches and 255 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.👥 A school app has 240 students, 75 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 35 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 240 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 40.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 35 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
Answer key
- the people who use it
- a feature
- False
- True
- a recipe finder
- 605
- to build what they need
- helps nobody well
- teachers
- 375
- a search bar
- a bus tracker
- 440
- persona
- ask and watch users
- a water reminder
- 180
- volunteers
- 235
- a problem a user has
- players
- parents
- 120
- “I forget my homework”
- 130
- 210
- readers
- doctors
- a share button
- False
- a user need
- 110
- 185
- a user need
- students
- 215
- True
- 25
- “What should I cook?”
- readers
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