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 teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 180 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 5.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 150 coaches and 230 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 7.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 10.🎯 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
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 12.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 40 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 205 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 300 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 220 doctors and 210 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 17.👥 A school app has 45 students, 220 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 18.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 140 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 19.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 21.👥 A school app has 70 students, 155 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 40 coaches and 210 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 20 coaches and 230 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 26.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 27.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 30.🎯 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
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 190 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 35.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 220 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 65 doctors and 145 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 37.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a phone setting (d) a type of button
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 220 doctors and 90 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 39.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 235 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
Answer key
- a recipe finder
- a homework planner
- “What should I cook?”
- coaches
- persona
- 65
- False
- True
- to build what they need
- ask and watch users
- a water reminder
- True
- 455
- librarians
- 55
- doctors
- 165
- volunteers
- True
- True
- 310
- a feature
- 315
- fans
- a pocket-money tracker
- a search bar
- True
- False
- a dark mode switch
- helps nobody well
- 10
- a reminder alarm
- “I forget my homework”
- a bus tracker
- 105
- nurses
- a problem a user has
- 15
- True
- 35
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