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 teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 65 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.👥 A school app has 220 students, 35 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 170 coaches and 165 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 11.👥 A school app has 150 students, 55 teachers and 270 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 15.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 17.👥 A school app has 30 students, 250 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 35 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 19.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) password (d) pixel
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 55 coaches and 265 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 21.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 24.🎯 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
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 26.👥 A school app has 150 students, 75 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 27.🎯 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
- 28.👥 A school app has 25 students, 95 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 29.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 180 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.👥 A school app has 265 students, 100 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 275 coaches and 270 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 195 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 120 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 245 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 38.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A school app has 115 students, 210 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
Answer key
- False
- True
- a user need
- a share button
- “What should I cook?”
- a big-text reader
- 45
- a user need
- 275
- coaches
- parents
- a bus tracker
- “Small text is hard”
- a search bar
- True
- True
- 470
- 160
- persona
- fans
- a problem a user has
- a recipe finder
- a reminder alarm
- the people who use it
- “I forget my homework”
- 5
- to build what they need
- 80
- readers
- a feature
- a feature
- 615
- 625
- 335
- 85
- players
- a big-text reader
- False
- 405
- ask and watch users
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