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 270 students, 290 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 250 doctors and 295 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 4.👥 A school app has 160 students, 275 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 260 coaches and 90 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 8.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 155 doctors and 210 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 11.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 12.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 300 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 13.🎯 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
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 50 doctors and 155 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 280 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 240 coaches and 195 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.🎯 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 homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 20.🎯 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
- 21.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 22.👥 A school app has 280 students, 120 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.👥 A school app has 150 students, 215 teachers and 280 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 28.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 31.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 295 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 140 coaches and 110 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 33.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 35.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) protocol (d) persona
- 36.👥 A school app has 170 students, 135 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 37.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 35 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 95 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 260 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
Answer key
- 825
- a user need
- 190
- 530
- a user need
- coaches
- “I keep missing the bus”
- ask and watch users
- 605
- a share button
- True
- librarians
- to build what they need
- patients
- 95
- coaches
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- a water reminder
- helps nobody well
- True
- 470
- True
- a big-text reader
- a search bar
- a user need
- parents
- False
- True
- “Small text is hard”
- 630
- coaches
- the people who use it
- a reminder alarm
- persona
- parents
- 560
- True
- 665
- 245
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