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.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 110 coaches and 285 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 6.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 225 coaches and 185 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 11.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 12.👥 A school app has 240 students, 95 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 14.👥 A school app has 150 students, 285 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 15.👥 A school app has 170 students, 60 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 165 doctors and 20 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 145 coaches and 130 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 22.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 23.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 75 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 24.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 25.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 26.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 185 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 135 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 29.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 55 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A school app has 105 students, 60 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 35 doctors and 60 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 34.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 35.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) persona (d) password
- 36.👥 A school app has 210 students, 175 teachers and 50 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 195 coaches and 40 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
Answer key
- helps nobody well
- a homework planner
- a feature
- a user need
- fans
- a problem a user has
- 465
- a user need
- a homework planner
- a reminder alarm
- True
- 145
- a search bar
- 135
- parents
- a recipe finder
- a bus tracker
- a water reminder
- 145
- coaches
- “What should I cook?”
- True
- 50
- the people who use it
- False
- 425
- a feature
- 10
- 370
- False
- 340
- patients
- “I forget my homework”
- to build what they need
- persona
- students
- a feature
- True
- 75
- “Small text is hard”
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