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 share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 200 coaches and 225 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 115 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 5.👥 A school app has 130 students, 145 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 8.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 120 coaches and 25 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 10.👥 A library app has 165 readers, 150 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 45 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 145 doctors and 205 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 16.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 19.👥 A school app has 110 students, 70 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 20.👥 A school app has 170 students, 290 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 24.🎯 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
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 215 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 27.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) protocol (d) persona
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 300 doctors and 295 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 30.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 32.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 39.👥 A school app has 50 students, 40 teachers and 265 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- “What should I cook?”
- fans
- 20
- a reminder alarm
- 50
- “Small text is hard”
- a recipe finder
- to build what they need
- coaches
- volunteers
- 395
- 105
- a feature
- a dark mode switch
- a bus tracker
- False
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- students
- 625
- a user need
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- the people who use it
- a user need
- 20
- persona
- a pocket-money tracker
- doctors
- helps nobody well
- a bus tracker
- ask and watch users
- a share button
- a homework planner
- a feature
- a homework planner
- a water reminder
- a water reminder
- parents
- a user need
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