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.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 2.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 3.👥 A school app has 270 students, 155 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 4.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 195 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 7.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 8.👥 A school app has 225 students, 280 teachers and 230 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 10.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 11.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 30 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 80 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 15.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 295 coaches and 220 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 17.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 45 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 19.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 20.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 160 coaches and 85 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 26.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) password (d) persona
- 27.👥 A school app has 195 students, 75 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 30.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 210 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 31.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 50 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 32.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 105 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 34.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 95 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 30 coaches and 210 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 150 doctors and 295 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 39.👥 A school app has 60 students, 260 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 40.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 35 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a bus tracker
- a problem a user has
- 110
- 350
- a user need
- helps nobody well
- ask and watch users
- teachers
- a pocket-money tracker
- to build what they need
- 335
- a user need
- a user need
- 45
- a search bar
- coaches
- False
- 115
- the people who use it
- False
- a feature
- players
- “What should I cook?”
- a dark mode switch
- a recipe finder
- persona
- 5
- a water reminder
- a homework planner
- librarians
- 10
- True
- 30
- 385
- fans
- 675
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- teachers
- 530
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