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 school app has 40 students, 95 teachers and 140 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 4.👥 A school app has 70 students, 135 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 140 coaches and 210 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 11.👥 A school app has 195 students, 125 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 12.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 15.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 50 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 75 doctors and 105 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 22.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 23.👥 A school app has 195 students, 105 teachers and 65 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 24.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) persona
- 25.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 270 coaches and 135 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 30.👥 A school app has 30 students, 265 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 130 coaches and 260 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 240 coaches and 195 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 40 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 35.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.👥 A school app has 245 students, 30 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 70 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
Answer key
- parents
- a recipe finder
- a homework planner
- 310
- a dark mode switch
- a feature
- to build what they need
- a user need
- a feature
- 135
- students
- False
- True
- a recipe finder
- a reminder alarm
- “I forget my homework”
- 180
- False
- False
- patients
- a water reminder
- False
- students
- persona
- the people who use it
- coaches
- “Small text is hard”
- a share button
- a bus tracker
- 350
- fans
- 720
- volunteers
- a bus tracker
- True
- a user need
- 25
- True
- 620
- a homework planner
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