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.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) password (d) pixel
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 235 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 140 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 115 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 195 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A school app has 40 students, 175 teachers and 245 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 11.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 65 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 12.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 14.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 65 coaches and 155 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.👥 A school app has 165 students, 230 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 165 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 28.👥 A school app has 135 students, 75 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 30.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 40 doctors and 135 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 33.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 270 coaches and 300 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 60 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 38.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 85 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
Answer key
- persona
- a user need
- True
- 600
- a bus tracker
- False
- 515
- 550
- 550
- parents
- librarians
- True
- ask and watch users
- True
- a homework planner
- 270
- True
- to build what they need
- a feature
- False
- helps nobody well
- “Small text is hard”
- a water reminder
- a feature
- teachers
- 230
- a reminder alarm
- 60
- a feature
- a problem a user has
- 430
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- 780
- 375
- the people who use it
- a user need
- “I forget my homework”
- a water reminder
- nurses
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