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 155 patients, 25 doctors and 225 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 2.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 4.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 5.👥 A school app has 185 students, 120 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 10.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 20 doctors and 160 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 15.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 225 coaches and 210 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 210 coaches and 190 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 19.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
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 21.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 24.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 26.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 165 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 29.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 125 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 30.👥 A school app has 160 students, 25 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 31.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 190 doctors and 300 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 36.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 225 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 220 doctors and 295 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 38.👥 A school app has 170 students, 290 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 39.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 35 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 180 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
Answer key
- nurses
- to build what they need
- a recipe finder
- a problem a user has
- 65
- a bus tracker
- a homework planner
- a dark mode switch
- a search bar
- False
- True
- 320
- ask and watch users
- a big-text reader
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- 620
- players
- a share button
- a recipe finder
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- persona
- True
- a big-text reader
- the people who use it
- a feature
- 120
- readers
- 135
- True
- “What should I cook?”
- “Small text is hard”
- a feature
- 120
- volunteers
- 75
- teachers
- readers
- doctors
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