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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 150 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 255 doctors and 280 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 4.👥 A school app has 115 students, 70 teachers and 235 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 5.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 60 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 6.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 7.🎯 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
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 10.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 210 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 14.🎯 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
- 15.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 16.👥 A school app has 105 students, 150 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 300 doctors and 20 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) password
- 19.👥 A school app has 85 students, 250 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 45 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 22.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 23.👥 A school app has 255 students, 85 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 50 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 27.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 165 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 30.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 115 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 31.🎯 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 pocket-money tracker
- 32.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.👥 A school app has 175 students, 190 teachers and 40 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 35.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 235 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 115 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A school app has 90 students, 145 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 265 doctors and 135 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 40.👥 A school app has 225 students, 185 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a feature
- 330
- nurses
- 120
- readers
- a problem a user has
- the people who use it
- a search bar
- a share button
- 30
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- a pocket-money tracker
- ask and watch users
- True
- 30
- 600
- persona
- 635
- a feature
- 160
- helps nobody well
- 490
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- 95
- True
- doctors
- “Small text is hard”
- volunteers
- a recipe finder
- to build what they need
- a feature
- teachers
- 355
- a reminder alarm
- 390
- 415
- patients
- 655
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