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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 70 coaches and 200 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 190 doctors and 140 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 60 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 8.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 9.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 10.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 11.👥 A school app has 175 students, 140 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 125 coaches and 110 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 120 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 16.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 22.👥 A school app has 75 students, 280 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 150 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 25.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 110 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 105 doctors and 300 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.👥 A school app has 85 students, 265 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 60 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 31.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 215 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) persona (d) protocol
- 33.👥 A school app has 155 students, 35 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 34.👥 A school app has 220 students, 160 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 35.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 37.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 38.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 55 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 40.👥 A school app has 295 students, 30 teachers and 160 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a user need
- a homework planner
- players
- 375
- 130
- a recipe finder
- “I forget my homework”
- helps nobody well
- to build what they need
- a problem a user has
- 395
- “Small text is hard”
- coaches
- a water reminder
- 30
- False
- a user need
- False
- False
- ask and watch users
- a homework planner
- 470
- 505
- a big-text reader
- volunteers
- 215
- a feature
- 535
- a recipe finder
- nurses
- 580
- persona
- 120
- 60
- True
- a share button
- the people who use it
- 260
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 485
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