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 whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 2.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 5.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 50 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 8.👥 A school app has 85 students, 245 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 9.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 110 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 11.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 12.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 80 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 15.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 280 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 100 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 265 doctors and 100 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 19.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 65 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 20.👥 A school app has 185 students, 205 teachers and 225 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 21.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 120 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) password
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 26.👥 A school app has 235 students, 85 teachers and 100 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 27.👥 A school app has 220 students, 240 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 29.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 230 coaches and 290 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 32.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 33.👥 A school app has 275 students, 250 teachers and 245 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 35.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 36.👥 A school app has 45 students, 185 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 37.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 75 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 20 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a pocket-money tracker
- a problem a user has
- “Small text is hard”
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- 370
- a search bar
- 25
- False
- 5
- False
- readers
- a user need
- a homework planner
- readers
- 45
- a homework planner
- 165
- volunteers
- parents
- False
- a user need
- 280
- persona
- a bus tracker
- students
- teachers
- a share button
- the people who use it
- a dark mode switch
- fans
- True
- students
- “I forget my homework”
- ask and watch users
- parents
- False
- False
- 535
- 370
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