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 parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 3.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 295 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.🎯 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
- 10.👥 A school app has 135 students, 130 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 210 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) wins every prize (d) is easy to build
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 45 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 16.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 17.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 19.👥 A school app has 225 students, 130 teachers and 185 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 285 coaches and 20 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 21.👥 A school app has 195 students, 70 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.👥 A school app has 85 students, 135 teachers and 205 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 25.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👥 A school app has 105 students, 285 teachers and 280 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 28.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) persona (d) password
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 230 doctors and 270 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 31.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 285 doctors and 170 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 185 doctors and 180 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 205 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 35.👥 A school app has 255 students, 295 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 36.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 255 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 55 coaches and 180 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
Answer key
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- False
- a reminder alarm
- “Small text is hard”
- 770
- False
- a feature
- the people who use it
- 55
- doctors
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- 10
- ask and watch users
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- students
- coaches
- 125
- a user need
- parents
- “What should I cook?”
- True
- teachers
- a share button
- persona
- nurses
- a dark mode switch
- False
- 15
- doctors
- doctors
- 85
- False
- 610
- True
- a recipe finder
- fans
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