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 145 students, 285 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 3.👥 A school app has 20 students, 140 teachers and 50 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 4.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 5.👥 A school app has 140 students, 130 teachers and 155 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 6.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) persona
- 7.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 8.👥 A school app has 225 students, 125 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 11.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 65 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 12.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 130 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 70 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 110 doctors and 125 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 16.👥 A school app has 55 students, 225 teachers and 235 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 265 patients, 285 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 19.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 22.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 300 doctors and 135 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 24.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 25.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👥 A school app has 280 students, 105 teachers and 145 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 29.👥 A school app has 40 students, 300 teachers and 140 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 30.👥 A school app has 130 students, 70 teachers and 45 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 210 coaches and 65 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 45 doctors and 65 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 37.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 100 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 250 coaches and 290 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A school app has 75 students, 25 teachers and 135 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
Answer key
- teachers
- a big-text reader
- teachers
- ask and watch users
- parents
- persona
- True
- 445
- a big-text reader
- a recipe finder
- 70
- readers
- 225
- a water reminder
- patients
- 180
- 810
- to build what they need
- False
- False
- the people who use it
- True
- doctors
- a problem a user has
- False
- students
- a feature
- a share button
- 160
- students
- coaches
- a homework planner
- a user need
- a feature
- a feature
- 40
- 480
- 785
- 235
- “I keep missing the bus”
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