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 140 students, 165 teachers and 235 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 3.👥 A school app has 100 students, 150 teachers and 240 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 5.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) persona (d) protocol
- 6.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 7.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 280 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 11.👥 A school app has 200 students, 45 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 15.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 21.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 150 coaches and 280 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 23.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 24.👥 A school app has 90 students, 100 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 185 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 27.👥 A school app has 50 students, 200 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 28.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 35 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 290 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 30.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 70 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 32.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 35.👥 A school app has 30 students, 105 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 37.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 85 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 38.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 275 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 280 doctors and 20 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
Answer key
- 540
- True
- parents
- a water reminder
- persona
- ask and watch users
- librarians
- a user need
- a share button
- a homework planner
- 155
- to build what they need
- a feature
- a reminder alarm
- True
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- True
- a feature
- a problem a user has
- False
- 150
- True
- 410
- 545
- “I keep missing the bus”
- parents
- readers
- 270
- 190
- a recipe finder
- True
- “What should I cook?”
- a pocket-money tracker
- teachers
- a water reminder
- 125
- 795
- 460
- a homework planner
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