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 student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 2.👥 A school app has 120 students, 225 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.🎯 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
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 6.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 115 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 7.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 8.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 45 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 70 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.🎯 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
- 12.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 14.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 295 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 16.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 30 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 17.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 130 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 155 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 50 coaches and 75 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 155 doctors and 185 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 24.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 275 doctors and 200 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 27.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 265 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 275 doctors and 300 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 225 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 160 doctors and 110 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 35.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 65 coaches and 195 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
Answer key
- False
- 470
- helps nobody well
- a reminder alarm
- “What should I cook?”
- volunteers
- False
- 165
- “Small text is hard”
- 165
- ask and watch users
- False
- a homework planner
- 410
- a recipe finder
- volunteers
- 360
- readers
- 360
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- 405
- a bus tracker
- False
- a feature
- 125
- 125
- a water reminder
- a user need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a feature
- 225
- 430
- doctors
- True
- True
- a problem a user has
- a big-text reader
- 520
- a dark mode switch
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