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.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a phone setting (d) a type of button
- 2.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 170 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 55 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 7.👥 A school app has 155 students, 165 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 9.🎯 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
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 80 coaches and 125 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 13.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 14.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 270 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 20 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 18.🎯 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
- 19.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 55 coaches and 25 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 23.👥 A school app has 75 students, 245 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 25.👥 A school app has 25 students, 135 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 270 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A school app has 115 students, 220 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 35 coaches and 75 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 29.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 55 coaches and 240 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 230 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 35.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 220 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 36.👥 A school app has 30 students, 90 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 37.👥 A school app has 140 students, 90 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A school app has 130 students, 45 teachers and 160 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
Answer key
- a problem a user has
- readers
- False
- False
- 400
- a reminder alarm
- 10
- “What should I cook?”
- the people who use it
- players
- a feature
- “I keep missing the bus”
- helps nobody well
- 340
- a user need
- 285
- a big-text reader
- ask and watch users
- True
- to build what they need
- players
- a water reminder
- 405
- a user need
- 255
- 605
- 365
- fans
- True
- fans
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- 40
- a recipe finder
- readers
- parents
- 280
- 115
- a big-text reader
- a recipe finder
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