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 235 players, 180 coaches and 220 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 2.👥 A school app has 280 students, 250 teachers and 220 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 290 coaches and 170 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 275 doctors and 210 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 9.🎯 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 recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 10.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 290 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 11.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 120 coaches and 145 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 95 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.👥 A school app has 195 students, 245 teachers and 130 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 18.👥 A school app has 155 students, 85 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 19.👥 A school app has 170 students, 70 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 220 coaches and 225 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 255 doctors and 230 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 23.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 26.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 180 doctors and 265 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 32.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 290 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 270 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 37.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 65 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 38.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 180 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 39.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
Answer key
- players
- students
- a reminder alarm
- coaches
- 755
- a search bar
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- a bus tracker
- librarians
- a problem a user has
- players
- a feature
- 75
- a homework planner
- a feature
- teachers
- students
- 180
- fans
- 90
- a water reminder
- True
- a big-text reader
- a share button
- True
- True
- nurses
- a user need
- a user need
- True
- 600
- to build what they need
- a dark mode switch
- a user need
- 165
- volunteers
- 40
- the people who use it
- a pocket-money tracker
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