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.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 3.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 275 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 235 coaches and 260 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 11.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 75 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 13.👥 A school app has 295 students, 265 teachers and 205 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 14.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 17.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 20.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 35 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 180 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 25.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 160 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 120 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A school app has 55 students, 60 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A school app has 175 students, 110 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 45 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 30.👥 A school app has 85 students, 25 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 90 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 35 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 215 coaches and 120 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 40.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 110 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
Answer key
- True
- a share button
- librarians
- a homework planner
- a user need
- fans
- a feature
- a bus tracker
- a pocket-money tracker
- a recipe finder
- 630
- a reminder alarm
- students
- True
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- a homework planner
- False
- 220
- True
- a feature
- volunteers
- 465
- 505
- 270
- 450
- volunteers
- 395
- 5
- a recipe finder
- a bus tracker
- a feature
- volunteers
- “Small text is hard”
- a pocket-money tracker
- 585
- ask and watch users
- 5
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