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 cricket club app has 55 players, 95 coaches and 155 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 2.👥 A school app has 195 students, 120 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 6.👥 A school app has 280 students, 215 teachers and 140 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 80 doctors and 45 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 14.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 265 coaches and 200 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 17.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 30 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 18.👥 A school app has 125 students, 80 teachers and 170 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 19.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 20.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 200 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 21.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) protocol (d) persona
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 120 doctors and 285 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 24.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 225 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 25.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 240 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 205 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 27.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 28.👥 A school app has 200 students, 270 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 30.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 200 coaches and 290 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 60 coaches and 100 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 36.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 235 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 40.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
Answer key
- fans
- 75
- a user need
- a feature
- a search bar
- 635
- True
- True
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- a water reminder
- “What should I cook?”
- doctors
- a problem a user has
- a feature
- coaches
- readers
- 45
- False
- readers
- persona
- a feature
- nurses
- readers
- librarians
- doctors
- ask and watch users
- 530
- a user need
- False
- 570
- a pocket-money tracker
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- players
- the people who use it
- a homework planner
- True
- 5
- helps nobody well
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