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 library app has 275 readers, 95 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 60 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 4.👥 A school app has 180 students, 270 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 105 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 6.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 9.👥 A school app has 265 students, 70 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 12.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 225 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 15.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 19.👥 A school app has 255 students, 70 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 265 doctors and 230 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 25 doctors and 160 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 195 doctors and 35 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 65 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 28.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 31.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 155 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 65 doctors and 165 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 33.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) wins every prize (d) is easy to build
- 34.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 115 librarians and 170 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 35.🎯 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
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 140 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
Answer key
- 520
- a user need
- readers
- 675
- 45
- ask and watch users
- a pocket-money tracker
- a dark mode switch
- 195
- a user need
- to build what they need
- False
- True
- 75
- False
- a feature
- a feature
- a homework planner
- 380
- 35
- a homework planner
- “I forget my homework”
- 45
- a bus tracker
- 160
- 100
- a share button
- True
- False
- a problem a user has
- 25
- patients
- helps nobody well
- volunteers
- the people who use it
- a search bar
- a big-text reader
- 325
- a reminder alarm
- “Small text is hard”
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