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 library app has 200 readers, 65 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 2.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 4.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 60 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 7.👥 A school app has 80 students, 135 teachers and 255 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 8.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 9.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 10.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 125 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 13.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 120 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 55 coaches and 280 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 40 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 40 coaches and 205 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 210 coaches and 160 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 24.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 280 coaches and 90 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 26.👥 A school app has 175 students, 70 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 65 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 30.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 225 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 50 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 36.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 140 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 37.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 185 doctors and 105 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 45 coaches and 185 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- readers
- False
- a water reminder
- a problem a user has
- a feature
- 15
- parents
- persona
- False
- 30
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a reminder alarm
- True
- 20
- a user need
- a homework planner
- “I forget my homework”
- fans
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- volunteers
- fans
- coaches
- to build what they need
- coaches
- 425
- 440
- a recipe finder
- a big-text reader
- False
- True
- “What should I cook?”
- 480
- 485
- ask and watch users
- readers
- the people who use it
- a pocket-money tracker
- 355
- 400
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