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.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 235 doctors and 115 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 6.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 180 coaches and 165 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 8.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 9.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 10.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 265 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 11.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 170 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 13.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) password (d) persona
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 35 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 17.👥 A school app has 40 students, 25 teachers and 170 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 18.👥 A school app has 155 students, 265 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 135 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 22.👥 A school app has 40 students, 120 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 27.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 75 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 28.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 240 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 29.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 255 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 33.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 290 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 270 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 38.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 60 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
Answer key
- ask and watch users
- a feature
- a homework planner
- patients
- “What should I cook?”
- True
- coaches
- to build what they need
- False
- 45
- 95
- a share button
- persona
- 345
- a feature
- the people who use it
- 130
- 515
- a water reminder
- 50
- a water reminder
- 15
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- a reminder alarm
- a user need
- 15
- 175
- True
- False
- 385
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- False
- 50
- 400
- a dark mode switch
- True
- True
- readers
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