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 keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 2.🎯 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
- 3.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 4.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 95 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.👥 A school app has 45 students, 125 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.👥 A school app has 35 students, 240 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 9.👥 A school app has 125 students, 250 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 10.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) protocol (d) password
- 11.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 110 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 12.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 120 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 170 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 16.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 45 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 20.👥 A school app has 70 students, 80 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 21.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 23.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 180 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 220 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 30.👥 A school app has 220 students, 275 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A school app has 230 students, 150 teachers and 110 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 135 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 38.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 35 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- a homework planner
- the people who use it
- False
- 190
- 450
- a feature
- 205
- “Small text is hard”
- teachers
- persona
- readers
- 700
- a feature
- 455
- ask and watch users
- to build what they need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a user need
- 205
- 10
- False
- a search bar
- True
- 120
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- a feature
- 530
- “I forget my homework”
- 600
- 120
- a share button
- a homework planner
- 45
- a bus tracker
- True
- helps nobody well
- True
- 95
- a user need
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