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 school app has 260 students, 285 teachers and 245 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 3.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 125 librarians and 170 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 5.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a type of button
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 11.👥 A school app has 25 students, 270 teachers and 160 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 60 coaches and 285 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 215 doctors and 100 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 16.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 115 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 17.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 140 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 19.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 20.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 235 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 250 coaches and 140 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 150 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 27.👥 A school app has 125 students, 200 teachers and 265 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 29.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 30.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 85 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 215 doctors and 105 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 34.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 36.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 170 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 205 patients, 135 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
Answer key
- teachers
- “Small text is hard”
- 45
- a big-text reader
- a problem a user has
- a feature
- a bus tracker
- “I forget my homework”
- a bus tracker
- a reminder alarm
- 455
- a dark mode switch
- 445
- a homework planner
- doctors
- readers
- 435
- a search bar
- the people who use it
- False
- False
- 425
- True
- coaches
- a user need
- 55
- parents
- a homework planner
- ask and watch users
- True
- 290
- 55
- a share button
- True
- to build what they need
- volunteers
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- 15
- “I keep missing the bus”
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