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 child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 2.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 110 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 4.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 6.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 255 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.🎯 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
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 140 doctors and 100 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 25 coaches and 80 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 14.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 16.👥 A school app has 250 students, 190 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 18.👥 A school app has 280 students, 255 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 95 coaches and 75 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 20.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 50 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 115 doctors and 250 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 245 coaches and 65 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 295 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 26.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 90 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 28.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 29.👥 A school app has 200 students, 190 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) password
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 32.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 35 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 33.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 80 doctors and 285 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 36.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 95 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 220 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 100 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 40.👥 A school app has 85 students, 230 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a pocket-money tracker
- 100
- a bus tracker
- ask and watch users
- “I forget my homework”
- 590
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- helps nobody well
- 375
- True
- players
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- a dark mode switch
- 680
- a homework planner
- 635
- players
- 160
- a big-text reader
- nurses
- coaches
- 230
- a reminder alarm
- False
- 155
- to build what they need
- 430
- persona
- a pocket-money tracker
- readers
- True
- True
- nurses
- 30
- 110
- 270
- the people who use it
- 410
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