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 app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 235 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 5.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) persona (d) pixel
- 6.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 7.👥 A school app has 100 students, 70 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 110 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 90 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 12.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 13.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 120 doctors and 245 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.👥 A school app has 40 students, 90 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 145 coaches and 250 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 20.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 175 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 21.🎯 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
- 22.👥 A school app has 290 students, 190 teachers and 245 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 60 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 25.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 180 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 27.👥 A school app has 230 students, 115 teachers and 240 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 105 coaches and 235 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 29.👥 A school app has 80 students, 220 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 30.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.👥 A school app has 75 students, 65 teachers and 225 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 33.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a type of button
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 210 coaches and 90 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 36.👥 A school app has 180 students, 235 teachers and 220 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 125 coaches and 240 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 38.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 50 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 39.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
Answer key
- a pocket-money tracker
- 610
- “What should I cook?”
- a share button
- persona
- False
- 300
- 270
- a user need
- True
- nurses
- ask and watch users
- False
- to build what they need
- “I forget my homework”
- nurses
- a feature
- 50
- 85
- 130
- the people who use it
- students
- a feature
- coaches
- 340
- a bus tracker
- parents
- 25
- 140
- helps nobody well
- a feature
- parents
- a problem a user has
- coaches
- a reminder alarm
- teachers
- fans
- readers
- False
- a water reminder
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