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.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 2.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a phone setting (d) a type of button
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 4.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 8.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) password (d) pixel
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 125 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 16.👥 A school app has 85 students, 290 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 17.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 18.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 30 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 175 coaches and 140 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 20.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 22.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 24.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 175 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 26.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 20 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 95 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 29.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 275 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A school app has 200 students, 265 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 31.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 85 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 185 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 36.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 200 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A school app has 55 students, 140 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 185 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
Answer key
- the people who use it
- a problem a user has
- a bus tracker
- to build what they need
- a user need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a search bar
- persona
- a reminder alarm
- 95
- a homework planner
- a user need
- a water reminder
- a user need
- “What should I cook?”
- 20
- ask and watch users
- volunteers
- coaches
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- True
- “Small text is hard”
- False
- 85
- 230
- a pocket-money tracker
- 70
- 455
- 65
- False
- 205
- 65
- a feature
- False
- volunteers
- a water reminder
- True
- 235
- 85
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