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 library app has 295 readers, 140 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 3.👥 A school app has 180 students, 40 teachers and 185 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 215 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 250 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 8.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 100 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 210 coaches and 155 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 215 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 170 coaches and 155 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 15.👥 A school app has 235 students, 40 teachers and 140 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 16.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 18.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 105 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 260 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 20.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) password (d) persona
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 40 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 150 coaches and 100 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 27.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 29.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 31.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 25 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 160 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 36.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 245 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 175 coaches and 205 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 40.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
Answer key
- 685
- ask and watch users
- parents
- a dark mode switch
- a pocket-money tracker
- 410
- 135
- 190
- coaches
- 160
- a water reminder
- a water reminder
- players
- a homework planner
- students
- a problem a user has
- a share button
- 5
- 130
- persona
- a feature
- 330
- players
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- a reminder alarm
- True
- “What should I cook?”
- 495
- a feature
- a user need
- volunteers
- a pocket-money tracker
- 35
- a user need
- fans
- a big-text reader
- to build what they need
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