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 app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 2.👥 A school app has 115 students, 60 teachers and 185 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 295 coaches and 245 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 4.🎯 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
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 265 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 6.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 225 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 9.👥 A school app has 155 students, 175 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 11.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) password (d) persona
- 12.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 245 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 14.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 15.👥 A school app has 90 students, 210 teachers and 280 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 16.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 55 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 75 doctors and 185 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A school app has 230 students, 90 teachers and 125 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 19.🎯 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
- 20.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 185 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 75 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 25.👥 A school app has 285 students, 25 teachers and 250 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 26.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 28.👥 A school app has 280 students, 120 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 30.👥 A school app has 130 students, 235 teachers and 200 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 275 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 32.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 170 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 34.👥 A school app has 110 students, 285 teachers and 115 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 35.👥 A school app has 260 students, 75 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A school app has 140 students, 290 teachers and 200 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 70 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
Answer key
- a bus tracker
- parents
- coaches
- ask and watch users
- 230
- volunteers
- a feature
- a water reminder
- teachers
- “I forget my homework”
- persona
- 45
- a share button
- True
- parents
- 140
- 320
- students
- the people who use it
- 540
- to build what they need
- “What should I cook?”
- a user need
- 10
- students
- False
- True
- 550
- True
- 70
- doctors
- 20
- a homework planner
- teachers
- 440
- 630
- a problem a user has
- 560
- a user need
- a water reminder
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