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 library app has 60 readers, 150 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 210 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.👥 A school app has 95 students, 145 teachers and 270 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 5.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 7.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 10.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 145 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 11.👥 A school app has 270 students, 80 teachers and 200 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A school app has 80 students, 280 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 13.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 135 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 120 coaches and 160 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 15.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 55 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.👥 A school app has 215 students, 100 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 18.👥 A school app has 135 students, 30 teachers and 195 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 270 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 21.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 215 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 25.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 255 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 27.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 28.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) password
- 29.👥 A school app has 240 students, 210 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 31.👥 A school app has 90 students, 210 teachers and 125 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 32.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 33.👥 A school app has 250 students, 285 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 34.👥 A school app has 95 students, 195 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 270 doctors and 205 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 36.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 70 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 205 doctors and 65 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 125 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 40.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 85 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
Answer key
- 90
- a big-text reader
- 550
- 175
- False
- a bus tracker
- True
- a user need
- “I forget my homework”
- volunteers
- 550
- 55
- 135
- players
- 170
- a user need
- parents
- parents
- a big-text reader
- 30
- a search bar
- 135
- a pocket-money tracker
- a recipe finder
- 505
- a problem a user has
- the people who use it
- persona
- 545
- “What should I cook?”
- teachers
- to build what they need
- 30
- 200
- 40
- volunteers
- doctors
- a user need
- 120
- 115
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