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 290 players, 220 coaches and 60 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 265 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 7.👥 A school app has 80 students, 235 teachers and 170 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 8.🎯 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
- 9.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 210 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 11.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 105 coaches and 35 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 16.👥 A school app has 65 students, 230 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 17.🎯 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
- 18.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 21.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 23.👥 A school app has 60 students, 175 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 80 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 26.👥 A school app has 50 students, 130 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 28.👥 A school app has 285 students, 120 teachers and 215 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 29.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 265 coaches and 130 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 34.👥 A school app has 50 students, 295 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 35.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 245 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 215 coaches and 145 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 39.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
Answer key
- players
- “What should I cook?”
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- a feature
- doctors
- teachers
- a water reminder
- librarians
- “Small text is hard”
- False
- False
- False
- a feature
- players
- 45
- ask and watch users
- True
- to build what they need
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- a bus tracker
- teachers
- a feature
- 170
- 270
- a dark mode switch
- 70
- False
- False
- 440
- a homework planner
- a reminder alarm
- 245
- 190
- players
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- a problem a user has
- a water reminder
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