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.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 2.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 85 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) password
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 60 doctors and 35 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 60 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 90 coaches and 190 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 220 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 12.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 255 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 16.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 18.👥 A school app has 275 students, 260 teachers and 235 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 195 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 25 doctors and 140 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 21.👥 A school app has 40 students, 130 teachers and 285 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 23.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 165 doctors and 155 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 125 coaches and 250 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 28.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 40 doctors and 290 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 25 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 200 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 32.👥 A school app has 40 students, 170 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 235 coaches and 180 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 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 reminder alarm
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.👥 A school app has 275 students, 30 teachers and 180 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
Answer key
- helps nobody well
- False
- False
- 355
- persona
- a user need
- 220
- 450
- players
- a user need
- librarians
- 710
- True
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- to build what they need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- students
- 585
- patients
- parents
- a big-text reader
- ask and watch users
- 105
- “What should I cook?”
- 25
- a water reminder
- True
- nurses
- 340
- 65
- 275
- a feature
- “I forget my homework”
- a feature
- coaches
- a reminder alarm
- a feature
- students
- a homework planner
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