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 250 students, 85 teachers and 255 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 140 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 3.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 210 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 20 doctors and 80 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 280 coaches and 130 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 11.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 12.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 13.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 14.👥 A school app has 65 students, 100 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 16.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 200 coaches and 295 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 190 coaches and 155 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 145 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 45 doctors and 195 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 24.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 27.👥 A school app has 110 students, 230 teachers and 195 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 195 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 290 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 60 coaches and 270 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 225 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 33.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 255 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 38.👥 A school app has 270 students, 30 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 39.👥 A school app has 235 students, 170 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
Answer key
- parents
- 35
- volunteers
- 160
- “I keep missing the bus”
- coaches
- a user need
- False
- False
- ask and watch users
- to build what they need
- persona
- False
- 35
- a homework planner
- False
- 555
- 135
- a search bar
- 115
- a user need
- a feature
- 75
- True
- False
- a problem a user has
- teachers
- 55
- patients
- 630
- a water reminder
- 25
- False
- a bus tracker
- a dark mode switch
- “Small text is hard”
- 45
- parents
- students
- a share button
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