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.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 165 coaches and 110 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 9.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 11.👥 A school app has 75 students, 65 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) password (d) protocol
- 13.👥 A school app has 65 students, 195 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 14.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 105 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 15.🎯 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
- 16.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 135 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 50 coaches and 220 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 240 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 23.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 24.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 35 coaches and 150 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 26.👥 A school app has 240 students, 75 teachers and 170 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 20 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 31.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 37.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 39.👥 A school app has 185 students, 270 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
Answer key
- True
- coaches
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a feature
- False
- True
- “What should I cook?”
- a bus tracker
- the people who use it
- a water reminder
- 365
- persona
- 15
- 45
- ask and watch users
- volunteers
- a user need
- False
- a feature
- fans
- a feature
- 145
- helps nobody well
- a problem a user has
- players
- students
- a dark mode switch
- 255
- a pocket-money tracker
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- a search bar
- a reminder alarm
- True
- “Small text is hard”
- a bus tracker
- to build what they need
- a big-text reader
- 85
- a water reminder
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