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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.👥 A school app has 275 students, 295 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 80 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 6.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 7.👥 A school app has 75 students, 100 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 8.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 65 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 290 coaches and 240 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 10.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 295 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 25 doctors and 160 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 15.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 130 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 255 doctors and 230 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 19.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 210 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 90 coaches and 290 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 22.👥 A school app has 25 students, 210 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 24.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 115 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 75 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 30.👥 A school app has 25 students, 260 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 32.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 33.👥 A school app has 210 students, 50 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 34.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 35.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 38.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 290 doctors and 65 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 40.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
Answer key
- a feature
- 690
- a user need
- a user need
- 10
- a dark mode switch
- 5
- readers
- coaches
- librarians
- “Small text is hard”
- a feature
- 360
- True
- 270
- a big-text reader
- 660
- a water reminder
- False
- 595
- 135
- 270
- the people who use it
- False
- True
- a recipe finder
- a homework planner
- 5
- 145
- 235
- a bus tracker
- True
- students
- ask and watch users
- False
- a problem a user has
- a big-text reader
- a reminder alarm
- doctors
- helps nobody well
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