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.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 2.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 3.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) persona
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 225 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 75 doctors and 135 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 14.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 80 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 15.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 17.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 45 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 175 coaches and 170 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 19.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 160 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 20.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 300 doctors and 270 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 23.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 24.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 145 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 26.👥 A school app has 150 students, 65 teachers and 135 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 190 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 29.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 30.👥 A school app has 285 students, 235 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 270 coaches and 105 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 32.👥 A school app has 65 students, 145 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 35.👥 A school app has 275 students, 255 teachers and 135 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 37.👥 A school app has 145 students, 25 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 38.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 39.👥 A school app has 130 students, 260 teachers and 140 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- ask and watch users
- to build what they need
- persona
- a water reminder
- a homework planner
- “What should I cook?”
- a feature
- True
- a feature
- a user need
- False
- coaches
- nurses
- volunteers
- False
- a homework planner
- volunteers
- players
- 220
- a problem a user has
- a bus tracker
- doctors
- False
- 485
- a big-text reader
- students
- a user need
- librarians
- the people who use it
- 55
- coaches
- 80
- a feature
- “I forget my homework”
- students
- a reminder alarm
- 15
- a share button
- 530
- False
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