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 student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 2.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 3.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 120 coaches and 250 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 275 doctors and 50 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 6.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 155 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 9.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 11.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 25 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 19.👥 A school app has 30 students, 45 teachers and 110 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A school app has 80 students, 40 teachers and 140 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 70 coaches and 115 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 170 coaches and 260 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 26.👥 A school app has 260 students, 235 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 100 coaches and 205 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 110 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 30.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 270 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 32.👥 A school app has 170 students, 30 teachers and 45 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 215 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A school app has 135 students, 45 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 245 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 36.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 85 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 280 coaches and 270 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
Answer key
- a bus tracker
- a problem a user has
- True
- 660
- doctors
- volunteers
- a pocket-money tracker
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- persona
- False
- helps nobody well
- “Small text is hard”
- 355
- a reminder alarm
- a search bar
- a feature
- False
- 185
- parents
- players
- a homework planner
- fans
- a recipe finder
- “I forget my homework”
- 160
- fans
- 120
- a user need
- False
- 215
- students
- 505
- 260
- librarians
- to build what they need
- nurses
- a feature
- a feature
- coaches
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