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 library app has 150 readers, 170 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 2.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 3.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 5.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 235 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 110 coaches and 35 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 7.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 105 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 11.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a type of button
- 12.👥 A school app has 135 students, 250 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 13.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 215 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 14.👥 A school app has 230 students, 185 teachers and 135 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 15.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 210 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 18.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 80 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 19.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 100 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 21.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 22.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 115 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 23.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 24.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 25.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 27.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 130 coaches and 185 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 285 coaches and 155 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 32.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A school app has 225 students, 260 teachers and 290 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.👥 A school app has 55 students, 285 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 38.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A school app has 65 students, 235 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 40.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 80
- to build what they need
- helps nobody well
- a homework planner
- 5
- coaches
- False
- a user need
- a feature
- 75
- a problem a user has
- 120
- 40
- 45
- 495
- False
- True
- volunteers
- False
- 25
- a share button
- volunteers
- ask and watch users
- the people who use it
- True
- a water reminder
- False
- a user need
- 340
- coaches
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- 65
- a search bar
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- parents
- False
- 40
- False
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