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 clinic app has 150 patients, 45 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 3.👥 A school app has 115 students, 50 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 6.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 55 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 7.👥 A library app has 280 readers, 40 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 45 doctors and 35 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 215 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 130 doctors and 250 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 22.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 225 coaches and 235 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 205 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) password (d) pixel
- 29.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 190 doctors and 105 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 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
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 35.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 36.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 120 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 125 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 110 doctors and 165 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 40.👥 A school app has 215 students, 290 teachers and 115 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
Answer key
- 235
- ask and watch users
- 285
- False
- to build what they need
- 10
- 20
- patients
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- a feature
- a reminder alarm
- a user need
- False
- a bus tracker
- a homework planner
- a water reminder
- 50
- 670
- the people who use it
- a problem a user has
- 575
- 565
- a share button
- a feature
- a user need
- persona
- False
- True
- 505
- helps nobody well
- “Small text is hard”
- a water reminder
- False
- 50
- 590
- a search bar
- 55
- teachers
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