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 pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 2.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 165 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 4.👥 A school app has 210 students, 60 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 185 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 7.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 105 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 9.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 55 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 11.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 14.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 295 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 15.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 17.👥 A school app has 145 students, 190 teachers and 110 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 21.👥 A school app has 115 students, 145 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 70 coaches and 265 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 225 doctors and 245 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 285 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 35 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 210 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 35 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 37.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 40.👥 A school app has 205 students, 120 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
Answer key
- a homework planner
- 135
- a feature
- 550
- a user need
- 105
- persona
- patients
- 205
- “Small text is hard”
- False
- the people who use it
- a dark mode switch
- 140
- True
- a search bar
- teachers
- a user need
- True
- False
- 410
- ask and watch users
- players
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a water reminder
- nurses
- a bus tracker
- a pocket-money tracker
- 580
- 100
- a homework planner
- a feature
- a feature
- 510
- volunteers
- a water reminder
- a reminder alarm
- False
- a recipe finder
- 85
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