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 190 patients, 170 doctors and 290 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 2.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 255 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 5.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) pixel (d) persona
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 80 coaches and 165 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 7.👥 A school app has 200 students, 300 teachers and 215 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 10.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 300 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 12.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 150 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 15.👥 A school app has 265 students, 75 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 19.🎯 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 water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 20.👥 A school app has 20 students, 95 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 285 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 30 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 210 doctors and 245 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 26.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 240 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.🎯 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 recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 29.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 30.👥 A school app has 60 students, 195 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 34.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 55 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 35.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👥 A school app has 175 students, 35 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 20 doctors and 145 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 125 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- nurses
- librarians
- a pocket-money tracker
- “I keep missing the bus”
- persona
- players
- 100
- a water reminder
- a recipe finder
- 705
- ask and watch users
- 65
- a user need
- to build what they need
- 525
- “I forget my homework”
- a user need
- a dark mode switch
- a big-text reader
- 270
- 170
- a feature
- nurses
- a user need
- nurses
- 170
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- the people who use it
- 540
- a feature
- a water reminder
- “What should I cook?”
- volunteers
- True
- True
- 130
- 395
- a big-text reader
- 285
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