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.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 195 doctors and 125 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 5.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.👥 A school app has 180 students, 240 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 285 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 14.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 210 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 15.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 16.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 265 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 17.👥 A school app has 235 students, 135 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 125 doctors and 140 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 290 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 80 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 110 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 22.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) password (d) pixel
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.👥 A school app has 135 students, 285 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 25.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 210 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 190 coaches and 220 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 27.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 29.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 85 doctors and 195 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 32.👥 A school app has 230 students, 20 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 36.👥 A school app has 295 students, 80 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 39.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
Answer key
- to build what they need
- a feature
- a user need
- doctors
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- 35
- a bus tracker
- 510
- False
- False
- False
- a reminder alarm
- 100
- True
- 175
- 10
- 335
- 680
- readers
- 45
- persona
- a user need
- 15
- librarians
- players
- True
- helps nobody well
- False
- a big-text reader
- 110
- 415
- a user need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- “I forget my homework”
- 550
- a search bar
- a feature
- the people who use it
- a recipe finder
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