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 school app has 205 students, 290 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 3.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 165 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 7.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 9.👥 A school app has 300 students, 60 teachers and 200 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 11.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 12.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 130 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 13.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 75 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 16.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 17.👥 A school app has 100 students, 155 teachers and 140 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 18.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
- 19.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 165 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 250 coaches and 220 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a phone setting (d) a colour theme
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 110 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 25 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 27.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) password
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 29.👥 A school app has 155 students, 60 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 100 coaches and 140 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 125 doctors and 90 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 90 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 37.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 39.👥 A school app has 275 students, 85 teachers and 215 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 40.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 20
- a reminder alarm
- to build what they need
- a feature
- a feature
- coaches
- False
- a recipe finder
- students
- “I forget my homework”
- True
- readers
- True
- patients
- a bus tracker
- False
- 40
- a share button
- False
- 365
- the people who use it
- coaches
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- patients
- 115
- persona
- a bus tracker
- parents
- players
- a user need
- 265
- a water reminder
- a feature
- a user need
- 125
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 130
- True
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