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 parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 2.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 5.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 7.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 9.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 265 patients, 95 doctors and 240 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 195 doctors and 240 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 13.👥 A school app has 220 students, 145 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 14.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 120 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 185 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 255 coaches and 35 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 255 coaches and 220 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 19.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) password
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 160 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 265 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 180 doctors and 110 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 150 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 210 coaches and 260 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 215 coaches and 25 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 20 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 75 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 34.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 35.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 37.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A school app has 220 students, 200 teachers and 140 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 255 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- a bus tracker
- True
- True
- to build what they need
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- a big-text reader
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- patients
- nurses
- 20
- 245
- 695
- coaches
- coaches
- a water reminder
- persona
- 110
- 125
- 480
- “What should I cook?”
- patients
- a user need
- a share button
- a big-text reader
- 495
- players
- a user need
- a feature
- 415
- librarians
- helps nobody well
- the people who use it
- a homework planner
- False
- students
- 35
- a feature
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