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 library app has 30 readers, 35 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 4.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 6.👥 A school app has 175 students, 240 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 8.🎯 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
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 10.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 13.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 40 doctors and 35 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 240 doctors and 190 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 20.👥 A school app has 225 students, 40 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A school app has 140 students, 110 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 80 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 130 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 28.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 30 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 29.👥 A library app has 280 readers, 100 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 31.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 295 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 35 doctors and 300 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 39.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 40.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- volunteers
- a user need
- the people who use it
- True
- a homework planner
- 45
- a reminder alarm
- ask and watch users
- a big-text reader
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- a user need
- False
- a homework planner
- a feature
- 105
- “Small text is hard”
- False
- doctors
- 525
- parents
- a user need
- 370
- a recipe finder
- 265
- to build what they need
- a recipe finder
- 240
- 400
- a dark mode switch
- False
- False
- a share button
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a user need
- False
- librarians
- 170
- a problem a user has
- True
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