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) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 3.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 5.👥 A school app has 275 students, 60 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 13.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 50 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 240 coaches and 50 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 16.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 190 doctors and 80 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 18.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 21.👥 A school app has 45 students, 240 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 22.👥 A school app has 55 students, 270 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 175 doctors and 70 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 225 coaches and 185 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 25.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 290 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A school app has 130 students, 35 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A school app has 240 students, 105 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 40 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 35.🎯 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 big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 36.👥 A school app has 195 students, 250 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 37.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 275 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 35 coaches and 75 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
Answer key
- “Small text is hard”
- a homework planner
- a problem a user has
- a big-text reader
- 375
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- False
- the people who use it
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- 80
- coaches
- False
- doctors
- False
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- 120
- 580
- 385
- coaches
- True
- a water reminder
- 495
- 350
- 135
- a recipe finder
- 510
- False
- False
- a reminder alarm
- a bus tracker
- 70
- 735
- a feature
- True
- players
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