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.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 230 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 8.👥 A school app has 155 students, 210 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 10.👥 A school app has 225 students, 50 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 215 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 295 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 15.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 17.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 18.👥 A school app has 65 students, 90 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 260 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 165 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.👥 A school app has 235 students, 265 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 24.👥 A school app has 175 students, 70 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 27.👥 A school app has 170 students, 185 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 29.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 155 doctors and 65 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.👥 A school app has 150 students, 135 teachers and 235 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 125 doctors and 60 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 95 doctors and 170 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 70 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
Answer key
- False
- False
- True
- True
- ask and watch users
- 720
- a problem a user has
- 45
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 430
- a user need
- 540
- a bus tracker
- 80
- to build what they need
- a reminder alarm
- persona
- 170
- a feature
- 365
- volunteers
- a user need
- teachers
- 105
- a water reminder
- a big-text reader
- 400
- a water reminder
- False
- 45
- a pocket-money tracker
- a feature
- parents
- a user need
- True
- False
- a bus tracker
- doctors
- 115
- patients
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