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 cricket club app has 255 players, 240 coaches and 280 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 6.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 7.👥 A school app has 90 students, 185 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 8.👥 A school app has 175 students, 45 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 11.👥 A school app has 190 students, 60 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 13.👥 A school app has 145 students, 250 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 14.👥 A school app has 155 students, 50 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 135 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 18.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 45 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.🎯 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
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 155 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 245 coaches and 240 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 26.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 30 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 145 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 120 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 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
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.🎯 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 bus tracker
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 265 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 36.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 38.👥 A school app has 50 students, 100 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
Answer key
- 15
- a search bar
- a user need
- a reminder alarm
- a big-text reader
- True
- 95
- 450
- a water reminder
- “I forget my homework”
- parents
- “Small text is hard”
- 45
- 295
- 600
- a pocket-money tracker
- a dark mode switch
- 380
- a user need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- 470
- a homework planner
- coaches
- True
- a big-text reader
- 205
- 135
- 355
- to build what they need
- a user need
- a homework planner
- True
- librarians
- False
- a recipe finder
- 15
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
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