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 90 students, 25 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 205 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 5.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 8.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 9.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 80 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 10.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 13.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 290 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 14.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 250 doctors and 245 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 150 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 170 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 110 coaches and 185 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 75 coaches and 130 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 29.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 30.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 155 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A school app has 205 students, 265 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 165 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 33.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 34.👥 A school app has 170 students, 255 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 210 coaches and 190 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 36.👥 A school app has 70 students, 115 teachers and 205 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
Answer key
- 60
- 30
- a feature
- persona
- False
- a problem a user has
- a bus tracker
- to build what they need
- 50
- True
- ask and watch users
- a pocket-money tracker
- librarians
- False
- a homework planner
- doctors
- 460
- a user need
- a user need
- 450
- 70
- a search bar
- a user need
- “I forget my homework”
- a feature
- False
- helps nobody well
- 15
- False
- 375
- 635
- 145
- True
- 525
- 20
- 45
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- the people who use it
- “What should I cook?”
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