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 bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 220 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 5.🎯 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
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 290 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 225 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 230 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 80 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 12.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 210 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 185 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 20.👥 A school app has 175 students, 160 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 105 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 190 doctors and 20 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 55 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 25.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 27.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 100 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 155 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 230 doctors and 145 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 30.👥 A school app has 85 students, 140 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 25 coaches and 300 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 165 doctors and 205 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 150 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 35.👥 A school app has 240 students, 120 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 37.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 100 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
Answer key
- False
- a user need
- a water reminder
- coaches
- helps nobody well
- 775
- a share button
- “Small text is hard”
- 5
- 295
- 30
- librarians
- a feature
- False
- False
- ask and watch users
- a homework planner
- a feature
- volunteers
- 130
- 30
- 140
- 135
- “I forget my homework”
- the people who use it
- a big-text reader
- volunteers
- 65
- 90
- 410
- fans
- 415
- a feature
- 130
- 120
- “I keep missing the bus”
- volunteers
- a pocket-money tracker
- a recipe finder
- a homework planner
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