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.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 75 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 140 doctors and 180 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 10.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 12.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 100 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 50 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 18.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 90 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 165 doctors and 145 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 20.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 170 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 22.👥 A school app has 240 students, 260 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 24.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 25.👥 A school app has 100 students, 45 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 29.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 95 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 95 coaches and 25 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 34.👥 A library app has 120 readers, 240 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 35.👥 A school app has 95 students, 170 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 39.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 50 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
Answer key
- the people who use it
- a homework planner
- nurses
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a feature
- 40
- a water reminder
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- False
- False
- 425
- persona
- “Small text is hard”
- 45
- a user need
- a water reminder
- readers
- doctors
- True
- 20
- 625
- a search bar
- False
- 55
- a homework planner
- a user need
- helps nobody well
- True
- a feature
- readers
- a reminder alarm
- players
- 85
- 365
- False
- True
- a recipe finder
- readers
- “What should I cook?”
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