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 bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 2.👥 A school app has 135 students, 50 teachers and 215 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 4.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 6.👥 A school app has 170 students, 155 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 8.🎯 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
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 10.🎯 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 bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 210 doctors and 285 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 13.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 120 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 35 doctors and 50 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 19.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 30 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 20.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 21.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 285 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 23.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 135 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 105 doctors and 110 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 90 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 205 patients, 285 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 175 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 33.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 36.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 37.👥 A school app has 155 students, 295 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 40.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- 80
- a big-text reader
- True
- False
- 605
- “What should I cook?”
- helps nobody well
- a dark mode switch
- a bus tracker
- patients
- to build what they need
- False
- a share button
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- 450
- patients
- 15
- the people who use it
- False
- 100
- False
- a search bar
- 70
- nurses
- a feature
- 35
- 80
- a user need
- 230
- “Small text is hard”
- False
- a homework planner
- a reminder alarm
- ask and watch users
- 735
- a bus tracker
- a recipe finder
- False
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