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.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 3.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 80 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 6.👥 A school app has 220 students, 55 teachers and 65 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 8.👥 A school app has 290 students, 200 teachers and 180 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 9.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 11.👥 A school app has 65 students, 50 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 13.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 14.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 45 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 285 coaches and 45 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 90 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A school app has 210 students, 30 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 20.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 210 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 230 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 265 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 30 doctors and 195 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 28.👥 A school app has 300 students, 140 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 29.👥 A school app has 205 students, 235 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 31.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 32.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 70 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 33.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 34.👥 A library app has 120 readers, 230 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 245 doctors and 170 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 39.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
Answer key
- True
- a homework planner
- True
- 165
- “What should I cook?”
- students
- a dark mode switch
- students
- True
- ask and watch users
- 190
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- readers
- a bus tracker
- a water reminder
- coaches
- 330
- 180
- False
- 120
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a feature
- doctors
- 795
- True
- patients
- 150
- 615
- helps nobody well
- False
- 130
- the people who use it
- librarians
- 75
- a feature
- “Small text is hard”
- a homework planner
- False
- a big-text reader
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