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 75 players, 130 coaches and 85 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 4.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 6.👥 A school app has 135 students, 240 teachers and 130 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 260 doctors and 105 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 10.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 11.👥 A school app has 145 students, 295 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 13.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 175 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 14.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 15.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 35 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 260 coaches and 195 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 25.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 235 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 155 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 29.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 30.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 230 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 31.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 95 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 95 doctors and 185 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 33.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 35.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) protocol (d) persona
- 36.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 175 doctors and 55 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 38.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a phone setting (d) a colour theme
- 40.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- coaches
- “What should I cook?”
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- True
- teachers
- 155
- a share button
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- 150
- a user need
- librarians
- True
- 385
- True
- a user need
- a feature
- False
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- “Small text is hard”
- 115
- a reminder alarm
- False
- 465
- volunteers
- a bus tracker
- ask and watch users
- librarians
- 25
- nurses
- True
- a homework planner
- persona
- False
- doctors
- False
- a problem a user has
- False
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