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.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 230 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 3.👥 A school app has 95 students, 295 teachers and 215 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 5.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 265 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 10.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 12.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 17.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 270 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 20.👥 A school app has 210 students, 35 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 85 coaches and 45 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 22.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 215 librarians and 170 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 75 coaches and 100 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 24.👥 A school app has 160 students, 175 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 70 doctors and 175 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 200 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 28.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 30.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) persona (d) pixel
- 32.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 36.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 38.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
Answer key
- 10
- “What should I cook?”
- teachers
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- the people who use it
- a feature
- 65
- False
- a bus tracker
- False
- a user need
- a water reminder
- a pocket-money tracker
- a homework planner
- False
- False
- 195
- students
- players
- 510
- fans
- teachers
- 390
- 70
- a homework planner
- True
- to build what they need
- False
- persona
- False
- ask and watch users
- True
- a water reminder
- False
- a recipe finder
- False
- a recipe finder
- a reminder alarm
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