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.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 2.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 140 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 4.👥 A school app has 270 students, 300 teachers and 140 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 5.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 10.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 270 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 285 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 280 coaches and 265 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 16.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.👥 A school app has 260 students, 95 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 65 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 20.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 20 coaches and 200 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.👥 A school app has 280 students, 135 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 295 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 25 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 28.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 29.👥 A school app has 230 students, 190 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 30.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.👥 A school app has 275 students, 285 teachers and 45 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 36.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 45 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 37.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 290 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 220 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 39.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 95 doctors and 265 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
Answer key
- helps nobody well
- readers
- “I keep missing the bus”
- teachers
- False
- ask and watch users
- a reminder alarm
- a bus tracker
- a share button
- False
- 395
- 110
- a user need
- coaches
- “I forget my homework”
- True
- a feature
- 505
- 35
- False
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- fans
- a feature
- students
- 545
- 200
- False
- 175
- False
- a feature
- a feature
- teachers
- a recipe finder
- “What should I cook?”
- volunteers
- librarians
- 80
- False
- nurses
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