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 app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 2.👥 A school app has 155 students, 20 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 3.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 4.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 255 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 5.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 6.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 20 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 8.👥 A school app has 70 students, 265 teachers and 275 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 295 coaches and 210 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 90 coaches and 110 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.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
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 16.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 19.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 165 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 265 patients, 225 doctors and 105 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 23.👥 A school app has 50 students, 245 teachers and 65 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 24.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 25.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 26.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 260 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 135 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 29.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 290 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 30.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) password
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 36.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 37.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 240 coaches and 175 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👥 A school app has 60 students, 185 teachers and 205 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a bus tracker
- 155
- to build what they need
- librarians
- helps nobody well
- readers
- “I keep missing the bus”
- parents
- 680
- a big-text reader
- a pocket-money tracker
- players
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- a bus tracker
- True
- a big-text reader
- a homework planner
- 470
- a feature
- a water reminder
- patients
- teachers
- the people who use it
- a problem a user has
- True
- 540
- 115
- librarians
- False
- True
- persona
- a feature
- a reminder alarm
- a search bar
- ask and watch users
- True
- 130
- True
- 450
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