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 search bar (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 2.👥 A school app has 280 students, 25 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 5.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 270 doctors and 80 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 10.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 11.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 12.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 80 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 13.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 275 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 15.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 145 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 170 coaches and 35 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 170 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 125 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.👥 A school app has 195 students, 200 teachers and 270 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 105 doctors and 120 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 230 doctors and 245 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.👥 A school app has 130 students, 275 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 29.👥 A school app has 210 students, 280 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 30.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 170 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 32.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 140 coaches and 120 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 90 coaches and 185 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 36.👥 A school app has 300 students, 255 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 170 coaches and 190 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 300 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 40.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- “Small text is hard”
- 45
- a homework planner
- a reminder alarm
- helps nobody well
- a big-text reader
- a homework planner
- patients
- a water reminder
- ask and watch users
- to build what they need
- readers
- 460
- a pocket-money tracker
- 245
- coaches
- 140
- coaches
- a user need
- 5
- “I forget my homework”
- 85
- a feature
- a feature
- nurses
- a feature
- a feature
- 155
- 260
- librarians
- “I keep missing the bus”
- “What should I cook?”
- 520
- True
- fans
- 710
- 410
- 490
- a problem a user has
- True
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