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 bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 250 coaches and 90 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 4.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 9.👥 A school app has 135 students, 90 teachers and 230 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 13.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 275 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 15.👥 A school app has 155 students, 205 teachers and 210 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 25 doctors and 90 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 185 coaches and 265 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 80 doctors and 165 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A school app has 165 students, 95 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 195 doctors and 135 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.👥 A school app has 205 students, 25 teachers and 235 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 240 doctors and 175 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 27.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 95 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 30.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) password (d) pixel
- 31.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 32.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 120 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 34.🎯 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
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 110 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 37.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.👥 A school app has 270 students, 60 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 155 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- False
- players
- a recipe finder
- False
- the people who use it
- a feature
- a user need
- ask and watch users
- parents
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- “What should I cook?”
- 595
- a reminder alarm
- parents
- a big-text reader
- 340
- fans
- 500
- 295
- doctors
- a homework planner
- a user need
- parents
- a big-text reader
- 65
- False
- 610
- a water reminder
- persona
- True
- librarians
- a water reminder
- to build what they need
- a feature
- 115
- True
- a user need
- 15
- 430
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