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 runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 30 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.👥 A school app has 235 students, 205 teachers and 25 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 5.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 6.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a type of button
- 7.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 9.👥 A school app has 155 students, 190 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 275 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 150 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 12.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 235 doctors and 135 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 14.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 16.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 17.👥 A school app has 145 students, 135 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 55 doctors and 75 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 22.👥 A school app has 85 students, 20 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 95 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 25.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 75 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 27.👥 A school app has 145 students, 55 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 235 coaches and 130 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 30.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 35.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 36.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 25 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 205 doctors and 265 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 38.👥 A school app has 65 students, 105 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 80 coaches and 245 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
Answer key
- a water reminder
- a user need
- 370
- 210
- the people who use it
- a problem a user has
- False
- a big-text reader
- 575
- 480
- 95
- True
- 195
- True
- helps nobody well
- persona
- 365
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- patients
- a bus tracker
- 285
- False
- 105
- 190
- “I forget my homework”
- 480
- False
- coaches
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a pocket-money tracker
- “What should I cook?”
- a reminder alarm
- False
- readers
- nurses
- parents
- a search bar
- fans
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