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.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 2.👥 A school app has 165 students, 30 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 160 coaches and 40 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 110 coaches and 295 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 9.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 10.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 12.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 13.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 25 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 295 doctors and 275 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 15.👥 A school app has 275 students, 140 teachers and 290 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 20.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) pixel (d) persona
- 21.👥 A school app has 145 students, 155 teachers and 240 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 22.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 55 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 295 coaches and 115 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 24.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 26.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 27.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎯 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 water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 30.🎯 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
- 31.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 80 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 33.👥 A school app has 55 students, 130 teachers and 270 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 34.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 230 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A school app has 45 students, 260 teachers and 150 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
Answer key
- a problem a user has
- 320
- “Small text is hard”
- False
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- 365
- fans
- helps nobody well
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- False
- volunteers
- doctors
- 705
- False
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- “What should I cook?”
- persona
- parents
- 190
- coaches
- ask and watch users
- a homework planner
- a reminder alarm
- True
- a bus tracker
- a recipe finder
- a bus tracker
- 470
- True
- parents
- volunteers
- a feature
- False
- a feature
- False
- teachers
- a pocket-money tracker
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