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 125 players, 265 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 6.👥 A school app has 290 students, 235 teachers and 215 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 8.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.🎯 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
- 13.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) password (d) persona
- 14.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 16.👥 A school app has 230 students, 50 teachers and 140 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.👥 A school app has 20 students, 100 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 21.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 165 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 24.👥 A school app has 220 students, 205 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 25.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 90 coaches and 255 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 27.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 70 doctors and 135 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 29.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 185 doctors and 25 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 31.👥 A school app has 55 students, 185 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 32.👥 A school app has 110 students, 145 teachers and 285 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 35.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 20 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 30 doctors and 70 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 170 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 39.👥 A school app has 120 students, 145 teachers and 230 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 55 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- 420
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- a share button
- a homework planner
- 55
- a big-text reader
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- False
- a user need
- the people who use it
- persona
- ask and watch users
- a pocket-money tracker
- students
- a feature
- a feature
- 400
- a bus tracker
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- 140
- 135
- to build what they need
- 185
- False
- 65
- helps nobody well
- doctors
- parents
- parents
- “What should I cook?”
- a dark mode switch
- 20
- 190
- 510
- a reminder alarm
- parents
- 330
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