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 70 patients, 20 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 65 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 3.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 260 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 270 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 9.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 205 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 10.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 12.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) persona (d) password
- 13.👥 A school app has 25 students, 255 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 16.👥 A school app has 65 students, 170 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 18.👥 A school app has 115 students, 125 teachers and 45 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 19.👥 A school app has 285 students, 45 teachers and 65 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 50 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 22.👥 A school app has 170 students, 200 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A school app has 60 students, 205 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 25.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 55 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 29.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 30.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 120 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 32.👥 A school app has 155 students, 25 teachers and 290 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 33.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 185 coaches and 155 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 30 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 125 coaches and 90 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
Answer key
- 115
- 5
- False
- a user need
- 230
- a user need
- 375
- a homework planner
- 185
- ask and watch users
- a share button
- persona
- 380
- False
- helps nobody well
- 50
- a water reminder
- teachers
- students
- a feature
- readers
- 600
- 395
- the people who use it
- 140
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- a big-text reader
- False
- 475
- a water reminder
- 265
- to build what they need
- coaches
- 15
- “Small text is hard”
- players
- a feature
- a user need
- a recipe finder
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