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 learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 2.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 130 doctors and 110 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 4.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 115 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 6.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 260 doctors and 255 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 8.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 10.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) password
- 16.👥 A school app has 245 students, 255 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 225 coaches and 270 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 18.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 205 coaches and 100 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 21.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 22.👥 A school app has 235 students, 295 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 30 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A school app has 125 students, 50 teachers and 230 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 150 doctors and 255 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 27.👥 A school app has 155 students, 35 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 28.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 20 coaches and 185 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 31.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 85 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 180 doctors and 135 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 270 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A school app has 190 students, 70 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 180 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 195 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
Answer key
- a recipe finder
- to build what they need
- doctors
- 10
- a reminder alarm
- False
- patients
- True
- a problem a user has
- True
- a user need
- False
- a water reminder
- a feature
- persona
- 645
- fans
- ask and watch users
- a recipe finder
- coaches
- False
- 655
- a homework planner
- 305
- parents
- patients
- 75
- helps nobody well
- 270
- a water reminder
- the people who use it
- 80
- a share button
- patients
- 735
- 520
- readers
- a user need
- False
- 55
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