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 cricket club app has 280 players, 200 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.👥 A school app has 110 students, 20 teachers and 140 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 6.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 295 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A school app has 100 students, 290 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 11.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) protocol (d) password
- 12.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 110 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 285 doctors and 135 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 180 patients, 255 doctors and 290 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 20.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 50 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 160 coaches and 285 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 45 coaches and 240 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 28.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 95 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 31.👥 A school app has 210 students, 95 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 32.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 34.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 35.👥 A school app has 45 students, 230 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 155 doctors and 140 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A school app has 180 students, 110 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 130 doctors and 65 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
Answer key
- 650
- parents
- a user need
- False
- to build what they need
- True
- 620
- 570
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- persona
- 335
- True
- a bus tracker
- a feature
- 160
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- nurses
- True
- players
- a homework planner
- “What should I cook?”
- a reminder alarm
- 685
- a big-text reader
- fans
- False
- 180
- a pocket-money tracker
- 115
- “Small text is hard”
- “I forget my homework”
- ask and watch users
- teachers
- doctors
- a water reminder
- True
- students
- doctors
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