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 water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) persona
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 4.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 170 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 6.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 150 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 115 coaches and 160 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.👥 A school app has 50 students, 100 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 12.👥 A school app has 260 students, 175 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.👥 A school app has 215 students, 145 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 14.👥 A school app has 200 students, 100 teachers and 215 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 40 doctors and 195 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 16.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 80 doctors and 175 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 20 coaches and 175 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 250 doctors and 165 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 20.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 21.👥 A school app has 275 students, 85 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 22.🎯 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
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 26.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 60 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 210 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 31.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 280 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 33.🎯 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 big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 65 coaches and 125 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 50 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 38.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 195 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 40.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 215 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
Answer key
- False
- persona
- a recipe finder
- the people who use it
- coaches
- 390
- a water reminder
- fans
- “I forget my homework”
- a feature
- 50
- 500
- 70
- parents
- patients
- False
- nurses
- players
- 85
- helps nobody well
- 35
- to build what they need
- “Small text is hard”
- a recipe finder
- a reminder alarm
- False
- a feature
- a user need
- patients
- 20
- ask and watch users
- doctors
- a bus tracker
- fans
- 220
- a feature
- a problem a user has
- readers
- a share button
- readers
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