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.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 2.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 80 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 3.👥 A school app has 70 students, 80 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 5.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) password
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 85 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 275 coaches and 105 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 10.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 12.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 290 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 14.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 280 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 110 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 18.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 22.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 23.👥 A school app has 45 students, 70 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 125 coaches and 50 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 28.👥 A school app has 245 students, 165 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 29.👥 A school app has 270 students, 195 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 30.👥 A school app has 135 students, 40 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 32.🎯 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 bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 33.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 265 doctors and 300 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 38.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 105 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- “Small text is hard”
- 95
- parents
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- True
- persona
- 495
- coaches
- False
- a dark mode switch
- True
- 105
- 135
- a user need
- a user need
- 60
- helps nobody well
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- a recipe finder
- True
- 410
- a homework planner
- players
- True
- a problem a user has
- 15
- students
- 235
- “I forget my homework”
- a bus tracker
- False
- a homework planner
- 615
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- to build what they need
- 80
- a feature
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