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 200 students, 90 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 3.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 4.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 5.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 195 doctors and 235 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 230 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 10.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 295 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 13.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 70 coaches and 300 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 19.👥 A school app has 255 students, 100 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 225 doctors and 100 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 22.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
- 23.👥 A school app has 150 students, 55 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 24.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 105 doctors and 180 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 255 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 32.👥 A school app has 275 students, 175 teachers and 140 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 33.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 35.👥 A school app has 35 students, 70 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👥 A school app has 65 students, 155 teachers and 170 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 38.👥 A school app has 255 students, 135 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 55
- a bus tracker
- the people who use it
- helps nobody well
- True
- patients
- a homework planner
- a feature
- 40
- True
- 445
- “What should I cook?”
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- a user need
- True
- ask and watch users
- fans
- 585
- 445
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- students
- to build what they need
- 445
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- False
- doctors
- “I keep missing the bus”
- students
- True
- a big-text reader
- 250
- False
- parents
- 205
- a feature
- False
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