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 cricket club app has 230 players, 30 coaches and 205 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 2.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 4.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 105 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 215 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) persona (d) protocol
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 195 coaches and 45 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 11.👥 A school app has 30 students, 90 teachers and 25 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 12.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 195 coaches and 175 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 14.👥 A school app has 145 students, 110 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 16.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.👥 A school app has 265 students, 300 teachers and 125 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 155 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 295 doctors and 60 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 145 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.👥 A school app has 150 students, 165 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 27.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 235 doctors and 225 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 30.👥 A school app has 20 students, 120 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 31.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 70 coaches and 75 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 25 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 265 patients, 270 doctors and 80 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
Answer key
- players
- False
- a search bar
- to build what they need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- patients
- a feature
- 785
- persona
- players
- teachers
- False
- 85
- 510
- a problem a user has
- True
- False
- a user need
- a feature
- teachers
- 95
- doctors
- a recipe finder
- 465
- a user need
- 15
- helps nobody well
- doctors
- a recipe finder
- teachers
- a reminder alarm
- a share button
- a homework planner
- a user need
- 435
- “Small text is hard”
- a pocket-money tracker
- 445
- a water reminder
- 5
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