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 40 patients, 280 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 2.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 4.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 5.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 6.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 145 doctors and 300 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 150 doctors and 270 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 11.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 13.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 155 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 65 coaches and 225 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 16.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 60 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 23.👥 A school app has 130 students, 175 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.👥 A school app has 275 students, 215 teachers and 210 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 60 doctors and 75 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 175 doctors and 85 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 29.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 30.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 195 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 105 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
Answer key
- 240
- True
- a bus tracker
- to build what they need
- ask and watch users
- True
- nurses
- nurses
- a feature
- the people who use it
- True
- a problem a user has
- 545
- “I keep missing the bus”
- fans
- False
- False
- a share button
- a user need
- 50
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- 590
- students
- a user need
- helps nobody well
- patients
- doctors
- False
- 540
- 10
- a feature
- a feature
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- a user need
- True
- False
- True
- a dark mode switch
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