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.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) persona (d) protocol
- 2.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 85 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 4.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 245 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 155 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 7.👥 A school app has 65 students, 120 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 25 coaches and 180 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 205 patients, 80 doctors and 240 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.👥 A school app has 165 students, 75 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 13.👥 A school app has 275 students, 300 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.👥 A school app has 160 students, 270 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 15.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 17.👥 A school app has 280 students, 200 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A school app has 185 students, 25 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.👥 A school app has 170 students, 85 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 25.👥 A school app has 235 students, 115 teachers and 145 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 235 doctors and 270 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 155 doctors and 140 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 60 coaches and 260 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 35.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 36.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 210 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 100 doctors and 210 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 39.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- persona
- readers
- “Small text is hard”
- 155
- 415
- False
- teachers
- a feature
- 255
- nurses
- a feature
- students
- 695
- teachers
- ask and watch users
- a water reminder
- 645
- 385
- a user need
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- a feature
- students
- a homework planner
- students
- a pocket-money tracker
- nurses
- a bus tracker
- doctors
- a recipe finder
- 390
- a bus tracker
- a share button
- a dark mode switch
- the people who use it
- False
- 35
- 115
- True
- a user need
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