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 pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 3.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 4.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 175 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 6.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 8.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 10.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 12.👥 A school app has 20 students, 35 teachers and 250 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 140 doctors and 245 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 14.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 16.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) password (d) pixel
- 17.👥 A school app has 180 students, 250 teachers and 155 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 18.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 50 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 20.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👥 A school app has 90 students, 185 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 195 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 295 coaches and 100 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 160 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 30.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 235 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A school app has 75 students, 235 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 35 coaches and 115 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 100 coaches and 95 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 34.👥 A school app has 85 students, 235 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 36.👥 A school app has 120 students, 130 teachers and 25 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 37.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 80 coaches and 115 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 40.👥 A school app has 130 students, 80 teachers and 280 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
Answer key
- True
- a water reminder
- a problem a user has
- 420
- a bus tracker
- False
- a reminder alarm
- ask and watch users
- a water reminder
- False
- a recipe finder
- parents
- nurses
- True
- a search bar
- persona
- teachers
- False
- 50
- True
- 75
- “What should I cook?”
- a user need
- a feature
- coaches
- coaches
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- 90
- 365
- 465
- 435
- players
- 65
- a dark mode switch
- 10
- True
- 40
- a homework planner
- parents
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