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.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 2.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 9.👥 A school app has 280 students, 210 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 50 coaches and 100 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 30 coaches and 295 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 12.👥 A school app has 105 students, 45 teachers and 215 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 14.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 255 doctors and 75 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 19.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 30 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 25.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 240 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 26.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 55 doctors and 270 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 31.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) persona (d) password
- 32.👥 A school app has 30 students, 280 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A school app has 30 students, 125 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 34.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 35.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”
- 36.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A school app has 135 students, 240 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 60 coaches and 230 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 39.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 295 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
Answer key
- to build what they need
- helps nobody well
- a reminder alarm
- True
- a water reminder
- a user need
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- 730
- fans
- fans
- 365
- ask and watch users
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- a user need
- doctors
- a homework planner
- True
- 405
- True
- a problem a user has
- a bus tracker
- a water reminder
- volunteers
- False
- the people who use it
- nurses
- a recipe finder
- “Small text is hard”
- persona
- 570
- 30
- False
- a search bar
- True
- 45
- fans
- librarians
- a share button
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