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 70 readers, 60 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 200 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 7.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 9.🎯 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
- 10.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 75 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 12.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 105 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 110 doctors and 115 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 14.🎯 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 bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 130 doctors and 225 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 18.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 20.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 145 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 22.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 285 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 26.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A school app has 155 students, 260 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 220 doctors and 210 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 180 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.👥 A school app has 100 students, 170 teachers and 275 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 32.👥 A school app has 100 students, 70 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 275 coaches and 190 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 36.👥 A school app has 240 students, 105 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 37.👥 A school app has 70 students, 55 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 39.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 40.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) protocol (d) password
Answer key
- 10
- a big-text reader
- 450
- a user need
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- the people who use it
- 20
- “What should I cook?”
- readers
- nurses
- a bus tracker
- a feature
- 95
- a dark mode switch
- False
- ask and watch users
- a search bar
- 190
- a problem a user has
- a reminder alarm
- 715
- a bus tracker
- False
- 495
- 570
- 615
- a user need
- parents
- 360
- a user need
- False
- players
- 15
- 220
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- persona
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