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 125 students, 230 teachers and 65 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 2.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 10.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 12.👥 A school app has 145 students, 200 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.👥 A school app has 185 students, 280 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 85 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 16.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 17.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 150 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 120 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 19.👥 A school app has 75 students, 255 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 20.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 225 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 23.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 24.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 25.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 135 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 180 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 27.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 180 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 30.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 270 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 265 patients, 285 doctors and 165 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 35.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 120 coaches and 115 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 280 coaches and 75 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 39.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- teachers
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- a feature
- True
- a water reminder
- a feature
- a search bar
- a reminder alarm
- the people who use it
- a homework planner
- 45
- a user need
- 95
- 245
- False
- 470
- readers
- 180
- 430
- a feature
- a dark mode switch
- ask and watch users
- False
- 435
- 40
- False
- 260
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- True
- 390
- a share button
- doctors
- True
- coaches
- a recipe finder
- 205
- True
- True
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