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 school app has 100 students, 170 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 125 coaches and 135 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 3.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 5.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 55 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.👥 A school app has 105 students, 280 teachers and 185 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 11.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) persona (d) protocol
- 12.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 14.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 18.👥 A school app has 70 students, 140 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 20 coaches and 190 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 26.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 55 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 35 doctors and 175 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 30.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 85 doctors and 100 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 32.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 300 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 34.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 36.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 70 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 20 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
Answer key
- 55
- players
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- the people who use it
- a feature
- readers
- a feature
- teachers
- persona
- ask and watch users
- a reminder alarm
- False
- True
- a user need
- False
- 95
- a feature
- fans
- a user need
- a homework planner
- “What should I cook?”
- “I forget my homework”
- a water reminder
- a problem a user has
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 330
- 150
- True
- 185
- 90
- a big-text reader
- True
- a bus tracker
- 50
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- False
- volunteers
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