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 feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 2.👥 A school app has 275 students, 105 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 4.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 265 patients, 65 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 295 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.👥 A school app has 25 students, 125 teachers and 30 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 10.👥 A school app has 220 students, 135 teachers and 150 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 275 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.👥 A school app has 25 students, 90 teachers and 135 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 175 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 20.🎯 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
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 150 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 22.👥 A school app has 120 students, 30 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 25.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 28.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) password
- 30.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A school app has 85 students, 30 teachers and 200 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 32.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 33.👥 A school app has 175 students, 125 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 34.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 205 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 35.👥 A school app has 225 students, 65 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 240 doctors and 285 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 39.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
Answer key
- a reminder alarm
- 425
- a recipe finder
- True
- 585
- 200
- a user need
- teachers
- a dark mode switch
- students
- a homework planner
- a water reminder
- 520
- 250
- False
- a bus tracker
- 280
- a problem a user has
- a pocket-money tracker
- to build what they need
- 85
- 10
- a feature
- the people who use it
- False
- True
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- persona
- False
- 115
- False
- students
- 5
- 540
- a user need
- ask and watch users
- 120
- False
- helps nobody well
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