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.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 235 coaches and 65 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 195 doctors and 80 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 7.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 8.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 145 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 180 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 10.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 150 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 270 doctors and 170 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 120 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.👥 A school app has 240 students, 290 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 270 doctors and 235 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 245 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 23.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 110 coaches and 295 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 25.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 130 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 26.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 29.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 180 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.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
- 36.👥 A school app has 80 students, 290 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 38.👥 A school app has 65 students, 160 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 100 doctors and 155 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
Answer key
- “Small text is hard”
- a search bar
- players
- a water reminder
- 295
- to build what they need
- persona
- 635
- 50
- 650
- a dark mode switch
- a bus tracker
- 230
- a pocket-money tracker
- 90
- a feature
- 560
- doctors
- a feature
- 215
- a feature
- a homework planner
- helps nobody well
- fans
- 60
- True
- True
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- a user need
- the people who use it
- a user need
- 560
- a user need
- a share button
- 210
- a pocket-money tracker
- 325
- a reminder alarm
- 55
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