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 often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 280 coaches and 175 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 5.🎯 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 bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 6.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) persona (d) protocol
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 9.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 295 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 11.🎯 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 bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 13.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”
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 15.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 105 doctors and 205 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 50 doctors and 110 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 22.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 25.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 210 coaches and 45 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 28.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 80 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 29.👥 A school app has 280 students, 170 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 30.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 32.👥 A school app has 235 students, 230 teachers and 225 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 33.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 200 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 34.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 40 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 35.👥 A school app has 170 students, 45 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 30 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 30 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 210 coaches and 110 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
Answer key
- a bus tracker
- coaches
- a feature
- a user need
- a homework planner
- persona
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- False
- 125
- a pocket-money tracker
- to build what they need
- a reminder alarm
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- “I forget my homework”
- a dark mode switch
- 30
- 190
- False
- a bus tracker
- a water reminder
- False
- False
- players
- 110
- students
- True
- “What should I cook?”
- students
- readers
- volunteers
- parents
- a search bar
- 235
- a homework planner
- 25
- coaches
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