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.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 2.👥 A school app has 40 students, 210 teachers and 155 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 3.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 6.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 40 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 8.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 245 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 11.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 13.👥 A school app has 70 students, 250 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 15.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 80 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 50 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 55 doctors and 275 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 290 coaches and 190 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 23.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 24.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.👥 A school app has 240 students, 70 teachers and 270 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 27.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 30 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 165 coaches and 235 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 190 coaches and 160 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 35.👥 A school app has 70 students, 80 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 90 coaches and 205 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 38.👥 A school app has 260 students, 30 teachers and 40 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 85 coaches and 120 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 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
- False
- teachers
- True
- a feature
- a homework planner
- 350
- a pocket-money tracker
- librarians
- a big-text reader
- a reminder alarm
- True
- a dark mode switch
- parents
- “Small text is hard”
- 310
- 325
- False
- True
- 220
- 30
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- the people who use it
- a problem a user has
- a feature
- 30
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- volunteers
- 420
- players
- a user need
- False
- a search bar
- 390
- False
- fans
- students
- 35
- True
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