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 app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 2.👥 A school app has 175 students, 70 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 4.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 255 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.👥 A school app has 100 students, 50 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 250 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.👥 A school app has 45 students, 270 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 10.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 215 coaches and 85 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 13.👥 A school app has 205 students, 85 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.👥 A school app has 275 students, 190 teachers and 50 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 15.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 17.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 19.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?”
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 21.👥 A school app has 110 students, 140 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 24.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 25.👥 A school app has 160 students, 165 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 26.👥 A school app has 180 students, 50 teachers and 155 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 45 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 45 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 30.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 32.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 35 coaches and 275 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 125 coaches and 25 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 190 doctors and 195 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A school app has 155 students, 165 teachers and 290 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 260 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
Answer key
- a bus tracker
- 105
- a pocket-money tracker
- 355
- 5
- a feature
- librarians
- a user need
- teachers
- helps nobody well
- a water reminder
- coaches
- 405
- students
- False
- ask and watch users
- the people who use it
- True
- a reminder alarm
- a homework planner
- 30
- “I forget my homework”
- a share button
- a problem a user has
- teachers
- students
- “What should I cook?”
- 210
- players
- True
- a search bar
- True
- fans
- “I keep missing the bus”
- players
- a dark mode switch
- nurses
- True
- 125
- 20
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