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 of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 2.👥 A school app has 85 students, 35 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 3.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 6.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 7.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 9.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 210 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 70 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 160 coaches and 140 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 210 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 16.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 60 doctors and 185 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A school app has 20 students, 70 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A school app has 100 students, 105 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 22.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 185 doctors and 225 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 24.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 45 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 25.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 26.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 75 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 245 coaches and 85 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.👥 A school app has 145 students, 195 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 33.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 100 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 37.👥 A school app has 225 students, 45 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 180 patients, 105 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 70 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- a search bar
- 50
- False
- False
- a water reminder
- a reminder alarm
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- 475
- 30
- coaches
- a user need
- True
- a feature
- 65
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- 370
- 310
- 20
- a homework planner
- False
- nurses
- readers
- to build what they need
- 35
- coaches
- a user need
- 50
- a feature
- a problem a user has
- a bus tracker
- True
- 200
- a user need
- ask and watch users
- students
- 75
- 330
- a user need
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