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.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 2.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 35 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 125 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 100 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 180 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 10.🎯 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
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 215 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 95 coaches and 255 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.🎯 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
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 20.👥 A school app has 185 students, 160 teachers and 170 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 22.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 95 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 25.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.👥 A school app has 145 students, 200 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 120 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 295 coaches and 105 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 32.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 33.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 34.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 260 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 80 coaches and 210 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 255 coaches and 265 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 37.👥 A school app has 265 students, 205 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.👥 A school app has 20 students, 145 teachers and 90 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
Answer key
- helps nobody well
- readers
- False
- a share button
- a search bar
- 75
- a water reminder
- 180
- 160
- a recipe finder
- 155
- to build what they need
- “I forget my homework”
- fans
- a user need
- ask and watch users
- “What should I cook?”
- a feature
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 515
- a reminder alarm
- False
- 40
- a homework planner
- True
- False
- a big-text reader
- a feature
- 595
- volunteers
- coaches
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- 80
- 335
- players
- 510
- a user need
- teachers
- a homework planner
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