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 255 students, 130 teachers and 225 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 2.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 4.True or false: a water reminder 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 teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 6.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 60 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 8.👥 A school app has 110 students, 285 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 11.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 12.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 90 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 16.👥 A school app has 80 students, 130 teachers and 35 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 17.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 225 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 20.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 21.👥 A school app has 135 students, 120 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 135 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 24.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 125 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 27.👥 A school app has 65 students, 150 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 29.👥 A school app has 65 students, 145 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 30.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 185 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 65 doctors and 170 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 65 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 40.👥 A school app has 280 students, 50 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- students
- False
- a homework planner
- False
- a recipe finder
- 200
- to build what they need
- 645
- True
- a reminder alarm
- the people who use it
- volunteers
- a user need
- a feature
- a water reminder
- teachers
- False
- False
- doctors
- a problem a user has
- 165
- 40
- a share button
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- readers
- 335
- “What should I cook?”
- teachers
- librarians
- a bus tracker
- a feature
- False
- patients
- a feature
- True
- persona
- nurses
- a big-text reader
- 515
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