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 95 students, 170 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 140 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 45 coaches and 115 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 240 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 75 coaches and 250 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 14.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) needs no testing (c) wins every prize (d) is easy to build
- 16.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 285 doctors and 135 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 255 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 21.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 290 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 23.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 150 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 215 doctors and 100 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 26.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 30.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 40 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 100 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 34.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 230 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 160 coaches and 115 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 45 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) pixel (d) persona
- 40.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 165 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- teachers
- a recipe finder
- a search bar
- a share button
- 155
- players
- a feature
- 595
- a feature
- a bus tracker
- a reminder alarm
- a water reminder
- 100
- False
- helps nobody well
- to build what they need
- a feature
- 610
- a user need
- 5
- 535
- a water reminder
- True
- 385
- doctors
- False
- ask and watch users
- a user need
- False
- 245
- a feature
- False
- 25
- True
- True
- 230
- 395
- 230
- persona
- 330
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