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 110 players, 105 coaches and 75 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 3.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 4.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 5.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 105 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 205 coaches and 290 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 185 doctors and 255 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 9.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 205 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 13.👥 A school app has 300 students, 185 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 15.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 18.👥 A school app has 235 students, 160 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A school app has 180 students, 205 teachers and 125 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 35 coaches and 250 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 22.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 20 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 23.👥 A school app has 260 students, 125 teachers and 240 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 25.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 90 doctors and 35 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 145 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 32.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 33.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 260 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 34.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 35.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 150 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 36.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 295 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 38.👥 A school app has 270 students, 175 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A school app has 25 students, 290 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 40.👥 A school app has 290 students, 230 teachers and 35 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
Answer key
- players
- a pocket-money tracker
- helps nobody well
- ask and watch users
- 75
- a user need
- 130
- nurses
- True
- a problem a user has
- a dark mode switch
- 160
- 520
- a bus tracker
- False
- persona
- a big-text reader
- 520
- teachers
- 215
- “I forget my homework”
- readers
- students
- a big-text reader
- False
- to build what they need
- a feature
- 155
- a homework planner
- a feature
- 115
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 220
- the people who use it
- 70
- 255
- a homework planner
- 505
- teachers
- students
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