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, 95 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 3.🎯 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
- 4.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 20 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 5.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 100 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 145 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 185 doctors and 180 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 15.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) password (d) pixel
- 16.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 105 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 18.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 175 coaches and 240 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 23.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 25.👥 A school app has 135 students, 105 teachers and 220 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 26.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 110 coaches and 120 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 30.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 100 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 255 coaches and 205 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 32.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 20 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 34.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 300 coaches and 190 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 40.👥 A school app has 165 students, 60 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
Answer key
- 45
- a search bar
- helps nobody well
- 115
- librarians
- False
- a feature
- True
- False
- a user need
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- 580
- doctors
- persona
- readers
- a water reminder
- False
- a feature
- True
- a homework planner
- fans
- a problem a user has
- a homework planner
- parents
- ask and watch users
- “Small text is hard”
- a water reminder
- 65
- 105
- coaches
- the people who use it
- nurses
- True
- False
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- 115
- a pocket-money tracker
- 105
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