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 30 students, 70 teachers and 205 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 2.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 285 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 3.👥 A school app has 70 students, 45 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 235 coaches and 25 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 6.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 7.👥 A school app has 185 students, 105 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 90 coaches and 115 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 10.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) password (d) pixel
- 11.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 270 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 155 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 14.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 35 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.👥 A school app has 230 students, 30 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 60 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 21.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 22.👥 A school app has 35 students, 185 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 125 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 25.👥 A school app has 45 students, 160 teachers and 195 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 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.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 80 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 95 coaches and 180 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 33.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 35.👥 A school app has 275 students, 120 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 38.👥 A school app has 175 students, 215 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 39.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
Answer key
- parents
- librarians
- 205
- “I forget my homework”
- coaches
- True
- 35
- “What should I cook?”
- 135
- persona
- 605
- 665
- a reminder alarm
- volunteers
- a user need
- 390
- a homework planner
- a user need
- readers
- “Small text is hard”
- the people who use it
- 505
- volunteers
- a recipe finder
- parents
- a problem a user has
- True
- a feature
- volunteers
- “I keep missing the bus”
- players
- a pocket-money tracker
- to build what they need
- a bus tracker
- 155
- False
- helps nobody well
- 105
- True
- a big-text reader
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