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 big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 2.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 45 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 3.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👥 A school app has 35 students, 255 teachers and 120 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 6.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 225 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 9.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 10.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 165 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 11.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 12.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 30 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 17.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 165 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 110 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 25.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 50 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 45 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 70 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 29.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
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 31.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 255 coaches and 195 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 55 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.🎯 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 water reminder
- 37.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 140 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 39.👥 A school app has 225 students, 35 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 40.👥 A school app has 255 students, 115 teachers and 90 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
Answer key
- a recipe finder
- readers
- True
- teachers
- a big-text reader
- 680
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- to build what they need
- 275
- helps nobody well
- False
- a feature
- the people who use it
- 265
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- a dark mode switch
- “I forget my homework”
- a user need
- a user need
- 395
- 395
- ask and watch users
- readers
- 465
- a bus tracker
- 5
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a reminder alarm
- True
- a big-text reader
- 670
- librarians
- a user need
- a homework planner
- False
- 175
- 190
- students
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