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 school app has 75 students, 140 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 6.👥 A school app has 285 students, 120 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 7.👥 A school app has 125 students, 20 teachers and 275 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 70 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 50 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 11.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 12.👥 A school app has 190 students, 30 teachers and 90 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 13.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 45 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👥 A school app has 250 students, 30 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A school app has 210 students, 215 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 22.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 100 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 25 coaches and 295 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 29.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 30.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 270 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 31.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 70 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 33.👥 A school app has 105 students, 300 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A school app has 135 students, 35 teachers and 120 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 260 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 185 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 37.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
Answer key
- 440
- False
- a big-text reader
- a user need
- a share button
- 35
- parents
- 390
- 130
- a pocket-money tracker
- the people who use it
- students
- persona
- a feature
- True
- 235
- a homework planner
- a feature
- False
- 335
- 150
- readers
- a user need
- False
- a bus tracker
- 145
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- to build what they need
- readers
- ask and watch users
- 60
- 580
- students
- 745
- readers
- False
- True
- a dark mode switch
- a recipe finder
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