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: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) protocol (d) password
- 3.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 45 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.👥 A school app has 75 students, 85 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 8.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 60 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 135 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 14.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 15.👥 A school app has 155 students, 55 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 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 155 players, 250 coaches and 130 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 21.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 23.👥 A school app has 160 students, 75 teachers and 125 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 24.👥 A school app has 30 students, 260 teachers and 280 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 290 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 145 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 290 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 30.👥 A school app has 220 students, 90 teachers and 40 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 31.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 125 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 32.👥 A school app has 20 students, 205 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 34.👥 A school app has 140 students, 190 teachers and 130 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 35.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 165 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 36.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 80 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- a user need
- persona
- 295
- 70
- a water reminder
- a feature
- the people who use it
- True
- 25
- nurses
- a search bar
- a share button
- a homework planner
- ask and watch users
- 270
- True
- a big-text reader
- “I forget my homework”
- a feature
- 120
- a problem a user has
- “I keep missing the bus”
- students
- parents
- 575
- readers
- a user need
- 600
- to build what they need
- students
- volunteers
- 305
- a big-text reader
- teachers
- librarians
- True
- False
- 230
- a reminder alarm
- a feature
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