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 135 players, 120 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 3.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 5.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 6.👥 A school app has 40 students, 150 teachers and 115 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 7.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 8.🎯 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
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 11.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 13.👥 A school app has 95 students, 245 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 17.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 300 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 35 doctors and 25 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 115 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 23.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 25.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 95 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 28.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 145 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 29.👥 A school app has 75 students, 180 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 31.👥 A school app has 135 students, 185 teachers and 265 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 33.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 285 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 100 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 37.👥 A school app has 100 students, 145 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 39.👥 A school app has 50 students, 70 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 40.👥 A school app has 295 students, 190 teachers and 150 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
Answer key
- 5
- a reminder alarm
- ask and watch users
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- teachers
- a problem a user has
- helps nobody well
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- True
- a homework planner
- 35
- a feature
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a homework planner
- 145
- patients
- a user need
- True
- a user need
- 5
- to build what they need
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- 170
- False
- 45
- 400
- a search bar
- parents
- a recipe finder
- librarians
- True
- False
- patients
- teachers
- a user need
- 210
- students
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