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.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 185 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 5.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 110 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 6.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
- 7.👥 A school app has 60 students, 140 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 11.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 13.👥 A school app has 260 students, 130 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 14.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 275 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 15.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 16.👥 A school app has 220 students, 215 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 70 coaches and 300 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 20.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 250 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 21.👥 A school app has 160 students, 40 teachers and 290 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 100 coaches and 40 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 24.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 140 doctors and 110 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 265 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A school app has 280 students, 220 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 29.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 30.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A school app has 155 students, 50 teachers and 90 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 165 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 35.👥 A school app has 170 students, 140 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 100 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.🎯 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
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 85 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 75 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 205 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
Answer key
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- 70
- a reminder alarm
- 90
- a search bar
- 290
- False
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 190
- 200
- a problem a user has
- 600
- fans
- a water reminder
- a pocket-money tracker
- librarians
- 250
- 255
- “I forget my homework”
- False
- ask and watch users
- 130
- 515
- students
- the people who use it
- True
- students
- a feature
- a feature
- volunteers
- 160
- 345
- to build what they need
- 505
- 480
- 60
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