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 student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 2.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.👥 A school app has 150 students, 40 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 45 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 9.👥 A school app has 90 students, 175 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 245 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 12.👥 A school app has 100 students, 70 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 125 doctors and 275 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 15.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 210 coaches and 130 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 18.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 185 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 95 doctors and 165 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 20.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 25 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 200 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 65 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 25.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 26.👥 A school app has 170 students, 75 teachers and 255 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 60 coaches and 210 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 29.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 90 coaches and 230 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 90 doctors and 180 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A school app has 160 students, 110 teachers and 235 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 290 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 37.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 180 doctors and 125 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
Answer key
- a bus tracker
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- a user need
- a feature
- students
- a user need
- 15
- 560
- persona
- 45
- 30
- a bus tracker
- 160
- True
- a homework planner
- 80
- 400
- nurses
- readers
- 440
- 465
- a feature
- a dark mode switch
- False
- parents
- 505
- the people who use it
- False
- fans
- a recipe finder
- True
- 425
- 50
- a feature
- 125
- a search bar
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- 10
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