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 cricket club app has 235 players, 245 coaches and 250 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 2.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 120 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 5.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 8.👥 A school app has 20 students, 105 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 10.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 11.👥 A library app has 165 readers, 130 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 50 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 110 coaches and 170 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 14.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 15.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 100 doctors and 190 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 20.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 23.👥 A school app has 300 students, 180 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 190 doctors and 210 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 150 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 28.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 29.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 130 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 225 coaches and 235 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 33.🎯 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
- 34.👥 A school app has 190 students, 120 teachers and 140 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 35.👥 A school app has 275 students, 125 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 36.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 38.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 155 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 39.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 40.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 65 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- 15
- ask and watch users
- a user need
- librarians
- False
- a feature
- False
- 10
- a dark mode switch
- True
- 485
- 145
- fans
- a problem a user has
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- patients
- False
- False
- the people who use it
- 775
- a recipe finder
- 445
- a user need
- 80
- helps nobody well
- False
- 380
- a feature
- 15
- to build what they need
- 20
- students
- True
- False
- readers
- persona
- 410
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