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.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A library app has 165 readers, 80 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 5.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 205 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.🎯 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
- 11.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.👥 A school app has 250 students, 205 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 16.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 17.👥 A school app has 300 students, 285 teachers and 65 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 205 patients, 50 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 285 coaches and 130 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 23.👥 A school app has 215 students, 220 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 24.👥 A school app has 175 students, 50 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 50 doctors and 145 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A school app has 85 students, 100 teachers and 245 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 225 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 29.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 265 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 220 doctors and 175 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 32.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A school app has 275 students, 255 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 95 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A school app has 150 students, 105 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 275 coaches and 250 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 40.👥 A school app has 255 students, 195 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
Answer key
- “Small text is hard”
- a feature
- 330
- persona
- False
- True
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- 720
- helps nobody well
- the people who use it
- “I forget my homework”
- a user need
- 680
- ask and watch users
- True
- students
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a share button
- a feature
- 155
- 155
- 100
- 485
- a bus tracker
- 485
- parents
- 25
- 205
- a water reminder
- 45
- True
- 825
- True
- a big-text reader
- a homework planner
- 555
- 45
- coaches
- 120
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