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) password (b) persona (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 50 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 110 doctors and 160 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 6.👥 A school app has 215 students, 190 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 95 coaches and 25 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 125 doctors and 135 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 9.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 13.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 14.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 25 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 15.👥 A school app has 205 students, 250 teachers and 145 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 25 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 20.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 115 coaches and 270 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 22.👥 A school app has 85 students, 175 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 23.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 290 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 125 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 250 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 31.👥 A school app has 80 students, 135 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 145 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 280 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 35.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 36.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 205 patients, 160 doctors and 185 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
Answer key
- persona
- 430
- the people who use it
- 370
- to build what they need
- students
- players
- nurses
- a problem a user has
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- a reminder alarm
- False
- 5
- teachers
- a user need
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- 110
- True
- fans
- 90
- 210
- a recipe finder
- a big-text reader
- a user need
- players
- a pocket-money tracker
- a dark mode switch
- 205
- teachers
- 670
- a feature
- 10
- helps nobody well
- True
- a homework planner
- a homework planner
- a user need
- patients
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