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 reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 265 patients, 165 doctors and 90 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 4.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 6.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) persona (d) pixel
- 9.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 205 doctors and 175 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 12.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 55 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 15.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 300 doctors and 70 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 25.👥 A school app has 265 students, 50 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A school app has 125 students, 255 teachers and 205 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 27.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 145 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A school app has 25 students, 210 teachers and 215 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A school app has 195 students, 60 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A school app has 95 students, 100 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 40 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 33.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 150 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 155 coaches and 210 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 37.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 38.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
Answer key
- “I forget my homework”
- 520
- a reminder alarm
- False
- a bus tracker
- False
- a user need
- persona
- False
- False
- patients
- False
- True
- patients
- True
- a user need
- the people who use it
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a user need
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- False
- 230
- “What should I cook?”
- 570
- teachers
- ask and watch users
- 700
- 450
- 445
- 5
- patients
- False
- 420
- fans
- a share button
- a dark mode switch
- False
- a homework planner
- a water reminder
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