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.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a type of button
- 3.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) persona (d) protocol
- 4.👥 A school app has 260 students, 165 teachers and 225 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 5.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 55 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.🎯 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
- 7.👥 A school app has 185 students, 210 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 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
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 265 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 215 coaches and 115 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 20 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 16.👥 A school app has 35 students, 100 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 275 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 250 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 20.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 21.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎯 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 bus tracker
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 130 doctors and 260 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 285 coaches and 150 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 125 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 27.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 175 coaches and 205 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 105 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A school app has 40 students, 220 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 32.👥 A school app has 250 students, 35 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A school app has 160 students, 210 teachers and 270 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 34.👥 A school app has 295 students, 125 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 36.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 45 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 30 coaches and 295 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 39.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 130 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
Answer key
- False
- a problem a user has
- persona
- students
- 155
- to build what they need
- 460
- the people who use it
- a user need
- 165
- 45
- a user need
- a search bar
- a recipe finder
- 200
- 200
- 535
- 35
- a water reminder
- a share button
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- nurses
- coaches
- a user need
- 150
- True
- a dark mode switch
- fans
- 305
- 220
- 505
- parents
- 170
- a homework planner
- False
- volunteers
- 135
- 385
- “I forget my homework”
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