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 water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 3.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 85 librarians and 170 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 7.👥 A school app has 260 students, 80 teachers and 130 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 8.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 185 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 200 doctors and 105 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 11.👥 A school app has 85 students, 115 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 175 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 180 patients, 290 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 17.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) persona
- 18.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 23.🎯 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
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 25.👥 A school app has 75 students, 135 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 155 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 265 coaches and 180 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 30.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A school app has 85 students, 130 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 200 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 215 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
Answer key
- False
- a problem a user has
- False
- volunteers
- a feature
- False
- students
- volunteers
- 95
- False
- 500
- “Small text is hard”
- 75
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- 110
- persona
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- a water reminder
- a feature
- a water reminder
- to build what they need
- a big-text reader
- 440
- False
- 125
- 85
- a recipe finder
- True
- 180
- a user need
- 440
- True
- False
- a feature
- True
- a user need
- 30
- a share button
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