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 210 readers, 285 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A school app has 140 students, 90 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.👥 A school app has 250 students, 285 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a phone setting (d) a type of button
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 160 coaches and 265 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 14.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 19.👥 A school app has 220 students, 185 teachers and 205 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 20.🎯 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
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 22.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 220 coaches and 235 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) password
- 25.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 40 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 295 coaches and 300 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 295 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 75 coaches and 175 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A school app has 265 students, 70 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 34.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 95 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 36.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 40.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 570
- a feature
- 475
- 680
- “What should I cook?”
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- a share button
- fans
- a user need
- a feature
- a reminder alarm
- a big-text reader
- False
- a feature
- False
- False
- ask and watch users
- students
- helps nobody well
- a recipe finder
- False
- 580
- persona
- the people who use it
- “Small text is hard”
- 205
- fans
- 555
- a water reminder
- fans
- False
- 195
- 585
- “I forget my homework”
- True
- False
- False
- a homework planner
- False
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