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 reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 2.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 100 coaches and 295 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 290 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 135 doctors and 110 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 7.👥 A school app has 160 students, 95 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 9.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 12.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 13.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 230 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 14.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 16.🎯 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
- 17.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 18.👥 A school app has 60 students, 150 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 19.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 250 doctors and 260 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 22.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 26.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 90 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 27.👥 A school app has 20 students, 285 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 28.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 35 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 150 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 30 coaches and 220 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 35 doctors and 145 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.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
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 295 doctors and 160 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.👥 A school app has 95 students, 170 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A school app has 205 students, 185 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 270 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
Answer key
- a big-text reader
- to build what they need
- 20
- 640
- a homework planner
- patients
- 315
- a homework planner
- persona
- a share button
- a bus tracker
- the people who use it
- librarians
- a problem a user has
- a recipe finder
- helps nobody well
- ask and watch users
- teachers
- True
- a big-text reader
- nurses
- False
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- readers
- 210
- True
- a reminder alarm
- 420
- “Small text is hard”
- 445
- players
- 405
- “What should I cook?”
- 730
- a feature
- 335
- 440
- coaches
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