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 app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 2.🎯 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
- 3.👥 A school app has 235 students, 120 teachers and 130 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 5.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 6.👥 A school app has 210 students, 240 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 7.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 90 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 11.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 175 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a type of button
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 220 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 130 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 20.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 21.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 23.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 24.👥 A school app has 240 students, 195 teachers and 205 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 165 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 130 coaches and 255 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 235 doctors and 110 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 31.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 160 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 32.👥 A school app has 155 students, 145 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) persona (d) pixel
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 50 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 39.👥 A school app has 250 students, 120 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
Answer key
- a pocket-money tracker
- the people who use it
- students
- a dark mode switch
- False
- teachers
- True
- a user need
- 80
- a homework planner
- librarians
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a user need
- True
- a problem a user has
- 85
- a homework planner
- 135
- a water reminder
- ask and watch users
- True
- helps nobody well
- False
- 640
- 25
- “I forget my homework”
- a reminder alarm
- 410
- a share button
- doctors
- librarians
- 580
- False
- a user need
- persona
- a water reminder
- 130
- a big-text reader
- 70
- a recipe finder
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