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 teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 3.👥 A school app has 165 students, 140 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.👥 A school app has 235 students, 205 teachers and 110 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 9.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 150 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 170 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 13.👥 A school app has 140 students, 155 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.👥 A school app has 205 students, 145 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 17.👥 A school app has 285 students, 175 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 18.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 19.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 190 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 110 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 21.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 290 doctors and 260 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 24.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 155 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 26.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 31.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 32.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 115 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 33.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 120 coaches and 205 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 36.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 35 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 50 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a pocket-money tracker
- a share button
- 35
- a big-text reader
- a feature
- a user need
- a feature
- 95
- False
- librarians
- 420
- a bus tracker
- 115
- a user need
- 545
- persona
- 105
- the people who use it
- 615
- doctors
- helps nobody well
- “What should I cook?”
- doctors
- ask and watch users
- 115
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- a search bar
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- to build what they need
- 140
- a problem a user has
- fans
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- readers
- 215
- True
- True
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