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 school app has 105 students, 25 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 3.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 80 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 180 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 210 doctors and 40 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 11.👥 A school app has 30 students, 40 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.👥 A school app has 50 students, 225 teachers and 120 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 17.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) password (d) pixel
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 25 coaches and 80 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 20.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 245 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 21.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”
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 24.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 25 coaches and 240 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 75 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 30.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 255 doctors and 230 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 34.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 36.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 180 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 260 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 95 doctors and 175 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 120 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
Answer key
- 225
- a bus tracker
- True
- False
- a big-text reader
- 15
- 580
- False
- doctors
- a bus tracker
- 295
- helps nobody well
- a feature
- teachers
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a pocket-money tracker
- persona
- fans
- “Small text is hard”
- 65
- a dark mode switch
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- False
- fans
- a water reminder
- False
- 50
- a user need
- True
- 720
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- True
- True
- librarians
- 150
- 80
- a reminder alarm
- 90
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