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 big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a type of button
- 3.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 30 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 170 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 9.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 265 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 25 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 120 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 30 coaches and 35 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 15.👥 A school app has 30 students, 90 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 18.👥 A school app has 30 students, 100 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 255 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 30 coaches and 255 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 25.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 250 coaches and 180 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 30.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 145 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 31.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 90 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 37.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 38.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 39.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 20 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- False
- a problem a user has
- volunteers
- “I forget my homework”
- 490
- False
- False
- a recipe finder
- True
- readers
- “Small text is hard”
- players
- 15
- players
- parents
- a reminder alarm
- a search bar
- 95
- a user need
- True
- False
- 150
- fans
- a feature
- True
- False
- a feature
- 60
- a water reminder
- readers
- False
- to build what they need
- a water reminder
- 35
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a bus tracker
- persona
- ask and watch users
- 245
- a user need
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