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 a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 2.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 3.👥 A school app has 245 students, 65 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 195 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.👥 A school app has 55 students, 270 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 100 doctors and 105 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 7.👥 A school app has 125 students, 245 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 35 coaches and 65 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 12.👥 A library app has 280 readers, 290 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 13.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 15.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 17.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 18.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 215 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 19.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 275 doctors and 300 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 21.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 22.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 290 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 110 coaches and 165 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 26.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 75 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 29.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 130 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 34.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 35.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 230 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 235 doctors and 160 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 295 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 130 doctors and 225 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 39.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a problem a user has
- persona
- 205
- 345
- teachers
- 130
- 500
- a search bar
- a big-text reader
- a bus tracker
- players
- 245
- True
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- a share button
- True
- readers
- False
- nurses
- ask and watch users
- 25
- a user need
- the people who use it
- players
- 260
- a pocket-money tracker
- a dark mode switch
- True
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- 75
- a water reminder
- helps nobody well
- 715
- 445
- 120
- 95
- True
- False
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