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 190 readers, 260 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 3.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 105 doctors and 60 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 5.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 6.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 285 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 11.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 65 coaches and 200 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 120 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 14.👥 A school app has 35 students, 130 teachers and 115 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 15.👥 A school app has 110 students, 295 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 17.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 220 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 215 doctors and 295 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 20.👥 A school app has 285 students, 135 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 23.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 26.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 240 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 29.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 30.👥 A school app has 280 students, 175 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 45 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 32.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 75 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 270 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 38.👥 A school app has 100 students, 185 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 50 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
Answer key
- librarians
- a big-text reader
- the people who use it
- doctors
- helps nobody well
- 400
- a share button
- a reminder alarm
- a user need
- ask and watch users
- persona
- 445
- 170
- teachers
- 475
- a bus tracker
- 5
- “I forget my homework”
- 120
- 230
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- a user need
- a water reminder
- a search bar
- a feature
- 195
- False
- students
- 165
- a problem a user has
- 505
- 405
- False
- a bus tracker
- a homework planner
- parents
- a homework planner
- nurses
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