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: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 80 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 4.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 5.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 7.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 9.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) persona (d) password
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 165 doctors and 230 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 11.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 13.👥 A school app has 170 students, 245 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 215 coaches and 295 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 65 doctors and 90 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 16.👥 A school app has 30 students, 275 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 30 coaches and 270 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 18.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 19.👥 A school app has 140 students, 60 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 20.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 21.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 20 doctors and 220 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 55 doctors and 145 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 26.🎯 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 water reminder
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 220 doctors and 295 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A school app has 160 students, 250 teachers and 170 parents 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 bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 30.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 105 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 255 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 65 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 225 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 36.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 145 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 270 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a user need
- 495
- a pocket-money tracker
- helps nobody well
- True
- a reminder alarm
- a problem a user has
- a share button
- persona
- 65
- False
- a search bar
- 655
- 270
- 40
- 355
- fans
- ask and watch users
- 80
- to build what they need
- True
- nurses
- a water reminder
- “I forget my homework”
- patients
- a big-text reader
- 815
- 580
- a water reminder
- 335
- 590
- 300
- a homework planner
- a feature
- volunteers
- the people who use it
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 405
- 700
- False
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