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.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 2.👥 A school app has 65 students, 200 teachers and 100 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 125 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 185 coaches and 230 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 230 coaches and 170 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 9.👥 A school app has 110 students, 165 teachers and 175 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 205 coaches and 275 fans 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 cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 175 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 14.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 180 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 110 coaches and 185 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 200 coaches and 290 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 65 doctors and 200 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 25.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 160 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 26.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 29.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) password (d) pixel
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 125 coaches and 225 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 295 coaches and 145 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 39.👥 A school app has 55 students, 235 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
Answer key
- “What should I cook?”
- teachers
- patients
- 30
- a reminder alarm
- coaches
- a homework planner
- a share button
- parents
- 775
- ask and watch users
- True
- 65
- True
- False
- 385
- a dark mode switch
- “Small text is hard”
- 385
- the people who use it
- players
- nurses
- a bus tracker
- a homework planner
- volunteers
- True
- a big-text reader
- a recipe finder
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- False
- a feature
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- False
- persona
- fans
- coaches
- 30
- “I forget my homework”
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