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 school app has 150 students, 35 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 2.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 265 coaches and 20 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 4.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 170 coaches and 145 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 105 coaches and 235 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 9.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 140 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 300 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 280 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 13.👥 A school app has 20 students, 250 teachers and 130 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 14.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 17.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 35 coaches and 110 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 240 doctors and 85 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 21.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 25.👥 A school app has 40 students, 300 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 27.👥 A school app has 95 students, 175 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.👥 A school app has 170 students, 35 teachers and 270 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 115 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 31.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 100 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 34.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 65 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.🎯 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
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 45 coaches and 120 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 40 coaches and 155 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 38.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 39.🎯 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 bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 40.👥 A school app has 295 students, 130 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
Answer key
- 115
- True
- coaches
- ask and watch users
- “I forget my homework”
- players
- fans
- a big-text reader
- 355
- 20
- 160
- a homework planner
- teachers
- False
- a big-text reader
- a reminder alarm
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- players
- doctors
- a problem a user has
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- a recipe finder
- teachers
- “I keep missing the bus”
- parents
- a feature
- 235
- 70
- 250
- a user need
- False
- 485
- helps nobody well
- fans
- fans
- to build what they need
- a bus tracker
- students
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