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 160 students, 100 teachers and 270 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 265 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 4.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 250 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 180 patients, 120 doctors and 65 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 275 coaches and 35 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 10.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 11.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 120 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 12.👥 A school app has 235 students, 60 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 155 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 16.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 19.👥 A school app has 95 students, 235 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 20.🎯 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
- 21.👥 A school app has 170 students, 295 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.👥 A school app has 225 students, 295 teachers and 235 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 25.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 265 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 75 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 185 coaches and 270 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 33.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) password (d) protocol
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.👥 A school app has 155 students, 170 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A school app has 240 students, 130 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 235 coaches and 90 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 38.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 40 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 40.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 60
- a user need
- doctors
- 10
- patients
- a pocket-money tracker
- coaches
- a water reminder
- a recipe finder
- a problem a user has
- librarians
- 50
- a user need
- the people who use it
- 95
- False
- a feature
- True
- teachers
- helps nobody well
- 765
- a feature
- 70
- a search bar
- False
- a reminder alarm
- 575
- 285
- a big-text reader
- a water reminder
- a bus tracker
- 50
- persona
- a user need
- 565
- 85
- coaches
- readers
- “What should I cook?”
- False
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