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 30 players, 105 coaches and 135 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 115 coaches and 260 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.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”
- 4.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 85 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 7.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 9.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 185 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 130 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 13.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 15.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 16.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 215 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 17.👥 A library app has 120 readers, 135 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 18.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 19.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 22.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 65 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 24.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) password (d) protocol
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👥 A school app has 70 students, 105 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 55 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 25 coaches and 180 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A school app has 120 students, 50 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A school app has 165 students, 85 teachers and 45 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 34.👥 A school app has 255 students, 30 teachers and 190 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 36.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 270 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A school app has 65 students, 90 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 245 doctors and 220 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
Answer key
- fans
- 645
- a search bar
- 400
- a feature
- the people who use it
- ask and watch users
- a homework planner
- 350
- True
- a bus tracker
- 95
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- a problem a user has
- 75
- 25
- a reminder alarm
- True
- a water reminder
- a pocket-money tracker
- 155
- a recipe finder
- persona
- a user need
- True
- 195
- a feature
- 5
- a user need
- 350
- 210
- students
- students
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- 510
- 250
- a pocket-money tracker
- doctors
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