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.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 75 coaches and 120 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 3.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 160 coaches and 265 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 215 coaches and 175 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 50 doctors and 90 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 9.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 10.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 45 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 90 coaches and 290 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 135 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 100 doctors and 295 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 16.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 240 doctors and 20 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 20.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 70 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 22.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 24.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 115 doctors and 145 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 65 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 40 doctors and 225 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 31.👥 A school app has 250 students, 195 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 33.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 215 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 37.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 38.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) protocol (d) pixel
Answer key
- 360
- a share button
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- False
- fans
- 130
- 5
- the people who use it
- True
- 390
- fans
- patients
- nurses
- a homework planner
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- 445
- a pocket-money tracker
- volunteers
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- a big-text reader
- True
- a user need
- patients
- 505
- False
- a recipe finder
- patients
- 485
- a bus tracker
- to build what they need
- a feature
- a feature
- 195
- ask and watch users
- False
- False
- persona
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