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 55 students, 265 teachers and 220 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 65 coaches and 155 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 7.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 12.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) password (d) protocol
- 13.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 14.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 70 doctors and 275 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.👥 A school app has 210 students, 70 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 35 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 225 coaches and 270 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 19.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 23.👥 A school app has 180 students, 255 teachers and 30 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 240 coaches and 70 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 26.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 125 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 28.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 220 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 33.👥 A school app has 115 students, 260 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 275 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 37.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 150 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 20 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
Answer key
- teachers
- a user need
- fans
- “I forget my homework”
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- the people who use it
- a water reminder
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- “Small text is hard”
- persona
- ask and watch users
- False
- 560
- 375
- 160
- 180
- to build what they need
- a user need
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- teachers
- “What should I cook?”
- coaches
- True
- 35
- True
- False
- False
- volunteers
- a pocket-money tracker
- 625
- True
- 185
- a homework planner
- 100
- False
- 345
- a recipe finder
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