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 pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 3.👥 A school app has 230 students, 180 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 5.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 6.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 45 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 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
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 11.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 55 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 300 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 14.👥 A school app has 265 students, 285 teachers and 200 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 15.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 115 doctors and 295 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 225 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 140 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 165 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 195 doctors and 225 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 22.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) persona (d) protocol
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 26.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 205 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 210 coaches and 300 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 85 doctors and 300 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 80 coaches and 190 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 32.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 160 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 36.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 125 coaches and 230 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
Answer key
- False
- a big-text reader
- 555
- a water reminder
- helps nobody well
- a problem a user has
- 405
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- True
- 370
- 690
- True
- 85
- ask and watch users
- 640
- librarians
- a homework planner
- 50
- 85
- nurses
- persona
- a user need
- a feature
- a reminder alarm
- True
- 535
- 15
- a feature
- nurses
- 110
- False
- False
- a user need
- readers
- the people who use it
- 510
- to build what they need
- a share button
- “What should I cook?”
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