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 295 patients, 290 doctors and 170 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 3.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 60 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 10.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) password
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 130 coaches and 165 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 15.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 17.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 115 coaches and 255 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 19.🎯 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
- 20.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 21.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 23.👥 A school app has 240 students, 180 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 26.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 20 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 175 coaches and 145 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 275 doctors and 250 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 31.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 195 doctors and 190 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 33.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 100 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 34.👥 A school app has 85 students, 100 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 35 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 36.👥 A school app has 165 students, 60 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 37.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 280 doctors and 295 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
Answer key
- patients
- a bus tracker
- 200
- a dark mode switch
- a feature
- True
- ask and watch users
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- False
- True
- persona
- a feature
- fans
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- the people who use it
- 125
- helps nobody well
- a share button
- True
- to build what they need
- 440
- True
- a reminder alarm
- 185
- players
- a homework planner
- a water reminder
- doctors
- a problem a user has
- doctors
- 105
- 290
- 190
- 15
- False
- a user need
- True
- nurses
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