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 recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 4.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 5.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
- 6.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 20 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 16.🎯 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
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 18.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 35 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 195 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 20.👥 A school app has 105 students, 85 teachers and 45 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 255 coaches and 225 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 245 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 45 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 27.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 28.👥 A school app has 225 students, 100 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 31.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 32.👥 A school app has 25 students, 35 teachers and 180 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 33.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 34.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 180 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 35.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 38.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 105 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) persona
Answer key
- False
- True
- to build what they need
- a problem a user has
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- a feature
- a search bar
- a share button
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 415
- False
- True
- True
- a bus tracker
- ask and watch users
- “Small text is hard”
- 85
- 90
- students
- 630
- a user need
- 485
- False
- 195
- a big-text reader
- True
- 620
- a pocket-money tracker
- a homework planner
- False
- parents
- helps nobody well
- 65
- False
- False
- False
- 145
- False
- persona
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