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 90 students, 145 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 3.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) password (d) persona
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 135 coaches and 190 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 175 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 245 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 190 coaches and 255 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 10.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎯 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
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 160 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 295 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 110 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 75 coaches and 260 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 110 doctors and 205 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 25.👥 A school app has 35 students, 165 teachers and 135 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 27.👥 A school app has 90 students, 165 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 28.👥 A school app has 265 students, 170 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 30.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 34.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 255 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 39.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 155 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
Answer key
- 140
- a pocket-money tracker
- persona
- fans
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- 475
- 380
- 85
- False
- to build what they need
- 620
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a bus tracker
- a feature
- 440
- helps nobody well
- 485
- a homework planner
- 20
- a big-text reader
- a bus tracker
- 50
- 335
- a problem a user has
- 205
- 470
- ask and watch users
- False
- False
- a recipe finder
- a recipe finder
- 265
- a water reminder
- a user need
- a feature
- the people who use it
- 145
- a share button
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