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 105 players, 195 coaches and 85 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 2.👥 A school app has 220 students, 270 teachers and 130 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 3.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 100 coaches and 290 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 5.👥 A school app has 175 students, 105 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 105 coaches and 235 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 7.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 8.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 10.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 100 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 12.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a type of button
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 15.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 16.👥 A school app has 65 students, 55 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 18.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 285 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 140 doctors and 35 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 70 coaches and 255 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 210 doctors and 160 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 190 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 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
- 30.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 255 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 32.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 35.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 65 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 36.👥 A school app has 155 students, 245 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 290 doctors and 25 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 38.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 160 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 115 doctors and 255 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 40.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- coaches
- teachers
- the people who use it
- fans
- students
- 40
- helps nobody well
- False
- to build what they need
- True
- doctors
- True
- a problem a user has
- a bus tracker
- a share button
- 370
- “I keep missing the bus”
- readers
- a feature
- a user need
- a recipe finder
- a dark mode switch
- patients
- a homework planner
- a user need
- fans
- patients
- 270
- ask and watch users
- True
- 5
- False
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- 175
- teachers
- doctors
- 510
- nurses
- True
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