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 share button (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 2.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 95 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 6.🎯 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
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 8.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 11.👥 A school app has 235 students, 260 teachers and 140 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 13.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 300 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 16.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 300 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.👥 A school app has 250 students, 170 teachers and 210 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 285 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 280 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 85 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 85 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 185 doctors and 145 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 26.👥 A school app has 270 students, 130 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 130 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 105 doctors and 160 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 275 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 33.👥 A school app has 20 students, 65 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 230 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 36.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 235 coaches and 130 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 38.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 39.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 175 doctors and 165 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
Answer key
- “I forget my homework”
- persona
- “What should I cook?”
- 190
- a big-text reader
- the people who use it
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- a recipe finder
- a reminder alarm
- teachers
- a homework planner
- 675
- a search bar
- “Small text is hard”
- 555
- students
- a feature
- 165
- 215
- 130
- 300
- 500
- False
- True
- 500
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- 360
- a bus tracker
- 550
- librarians
- parents
- 205
- a share button
- to build what they need
- 105
- a problem a user has
- True
- doctors
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