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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 60 coaches and 285 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 70 doctors and 55 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 6.👥 A school app has 35 students, 290 teachers and 215 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 8.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 105 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 10.👥 A school app has 50 students, 260 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 12.👥 A school app has 120 students, 185 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 200 doctors and 65 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 15.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 245 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) password (d) persona
- 18.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 19.👥 A school app has 245 students, 235 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 20.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 35 doctors and 290 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 22.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 220 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 23.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 27.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 245 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 140 coaches and 235 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 feature (b) a user need
- 31.👥 A school app has 140 students, 85 teachers and 170 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 85 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 33.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 20 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 150 coaches and 20 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 25 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 37.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 250 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
Answer key
- a feature
- True
- helps nobody well
- 635
- patients
- teachers
- a share button
- 490
- a homework planner
- teachers
- a pocket-money tracker
- 385
- a homework planner
- 110
- True
- 620
- persona
- the people who use it
- parents
- ask and watch users
- nurses
- 25
- True
- False
- a big-text reader
- a recipe finder
- 10
- a recipe finder
- fans
- a user need
- 395
- nurses
- readers
- False
- players
- 260
- 695
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- a reminder alarm
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