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 reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 185 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 145 doctors and 195 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 5.🎯 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
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 190 coaches and 260 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 8.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 220 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 10.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 11.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 65 coaches and 190 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 14.👥 A school app has 50 students, 75 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 16.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 55 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 275 coaches and 255 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 95 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 23.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 230 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 24.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 300 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 25.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 35 doctors and 60 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 29.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 30.👥 A school app has 295 students, 20 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 31.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 32.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 170 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 33.👥 A school app has 215 students, 125 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 295 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.👥 A school app has 95 students, 30 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 40.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- False
- a user need
- 100
- nurses
- the people who use it
- 660
- False
- 635
- helps nobody well
- a problem a user has
- False
- 15
- a homework planner
- 155
- ask and watch users
- 70
- a bus tracker
- coaches
- 425
- a big-text reader
- a big-text reader
- “I keep missing the bus”
- volunteers
- 160
- False
- True
- patients
- a pocket-money tracker
- persona
- 115
- True
- 25
- students
- a recipe finder
- 265
- a feature
- 150
- a user need
- a water reminder
- True
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