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 cricket club app has 75 players, 25 coaches and 20 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 275 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.👥 A school app has 70 students, 100 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) password
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 220 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 270 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 14.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 16.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 17.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 195 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 19.👥 A school app has 270 students, 65 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 22.👥 A school app has 105 students, 190 teachers and 290 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A library app has 280 readers, 275 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 160 doctors and 195 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 25.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 230 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 26.👥 A school app has 175 students, 245 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 27.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 29.👥 A school app has 175 students, 85 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 90 coaches and 240 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 31.👥 A school app has 150 students, 275 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 36.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 85 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 110 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 39.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👥 A school app has 120 students, 75 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
Answer key
- players
- a feature
- a bus tracker
- 630
- a user need
- 425
- True
- persona
- “What should I cook?”
- a user need
- 710
- 510
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- the people who use it
- False
- librarians
- a recipe finder
- 425
- a water reminder
- “I forget my homework”
- 585
- 5
- patients
- volunteers
- 70
- ask and watch users
- a water reminder
- 40
- 130
- 65
- a search bar
- a feature
- False
- a homework planner
- volunteers
- a feature
- 125
- False
- 45
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