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) persona (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) password
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 4.👥 A school app has 175 students, 210 teachers and 45 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 5.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 6.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 50 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 7.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 8.👥 A school app has 30 students, 40 teachers and 125 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 9.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 115 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 13.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 260 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 45 coaches and 200 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 18.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 20.👥 A school app has 290 students, 265 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 175 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 135 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 25.👥 A school app has 180 students, 190 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 145 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 28.👥 A school app has 90 students, 140 teachers and 195 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 29.👥 A school app has 275 students, 115 teachers and 225 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 30.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 130 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 32.🎯 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
- 33.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 70 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 35.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 36.👥 A school app has 195 students, 175 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 110 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 125 doctors and 155 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 100 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- persona
- a big-text reader
- a user need
- teachers
- helps nobody well
- readers
- False
- parents
- readers
- a user need
- a user need
- True
- librarians
- a pocket-money tracker
- 305
- False
- the people who use it
- True
- ask and watch users
- students
- a user need
- 505
- False
- 85
- 555
- 115
- a homework planner
- parents
- students
- 85
- “I keep missing the bus”
- to build what they need
- 145
- a bus tracker
- True
- students
- 520
- False
- 530
- 385
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