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 55 players, 180 coaches and 185 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 2.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 5.👥 A school app has 240 students, 50 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A school app has 105 students, 210 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 9.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 255 coaches and 290 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 14.👥 A school app has 30 students, 235 teachers and 115 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 15.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 220 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 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 bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 85 coaches and 210 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 205 doctors and 220 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 55 doctors and 120 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 50 doctors and 105 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 185 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 60 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 260 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 32.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 25 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 33.👥 A school app has 25 students, 170 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 34.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 35.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) persona (d) pixel
- 36.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 38.👥 A school app has 195 students, 155 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 70 coaches and 195 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- 130
- True
- False
- helps nobody well
- 320
- 20
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- True
- a user need
- fans
- a water reminder
- a pocket-money tracker
- teachers
- 480
- a pocket-money tracker
- “Small text is hard”
- a feature
- 490
- a user need
- nurses
- a bus tracker
- 65
- 145
- a reminder alarm
- a big-text reader
- 660
- 450
- 585
- a share button
- “What should I cook?”
- 225
- 20
- the people who use it
- persona
- ask and watch users
- a recipe finder
- students
- 310
- a user need
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