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 pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 35 coaches and 280 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 4.👥 A school app has 160 students, 295 teachers and 180 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 5.👥 A school app has 90 students, 100 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 85 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 10.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 190 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 105 coaches and 95 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 195 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 22.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) password (d) persona
- 23.👥 A school app has 185 students, 110 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 215 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 205 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 50 doctors and 135 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 205 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 30.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 31.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 33.👥 A school app has 280 students, 205 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 205 coaches and 180 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 260 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 170 coaches and 195 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 38.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 39.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
Answer key
- False
- 520
- a share button
- teachers
- parents
- a homework planner
- a feature
- 505
- False
- librarians
- a user need
- False
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- a reminder alarm
- players
- 515
- a homework planner
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- persona
- 365
- 480
- True
- 525
- 405
- librarians
- “What should I cook?”
- the people who use it
- False
- a bus tracker
- 600
- 475
- a big-text reader
- 490
- 25
- “I forget my homework”
- a problem a user has
- a water reminder
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