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 user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 2.🎯 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
- 3.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 200 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 100 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 7.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.👥 A school app has 270 students, 165 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.👥 A school app has 30 students, 225 teachers and 220 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 255 coaches and 180 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 14.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) pixel (d) password
- 15.🎯 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
- 16.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 140 coaches and 130 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 18.👥 A school app has 275 students, 25 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) wins every prize (d) is easy to build
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 185 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 21.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 25 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 23.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 200 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 24.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 60 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.👥 A school app has 40 students, 100 teachers and 135 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 27.👥 A school app has 160 students, 60 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.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”
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 75 coaches and 185 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 150 doctors and 185 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A school app has 45 students, 225 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 36.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 220 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 125 doctors and 135 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 38.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A school app has 25 students, 85 teachers and 40 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 40.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a homework planner
- librarians
- a pocket-money tracker
- a recipe finder
- 110
- True
- False
- a user need
- 675
- teachers
- coaches
- “Small text is hard”
- persona
- to build what they need
- ask and watch users
- players
- 450
- helps nobody well
- 85
- a search bar
- patients
- readers
- 305
- a feature
- 35
- 520
- a bus tracker
- “What should I cook?”
- a homework planner
- a feature
- a dark mode switch
- 75
- 460
- 35
- librarians
- 50
- True
- teachers
- False
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