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 45 students, 25 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 2.👥 A school app has 265 students, 165 teachers and 180 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 3.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 6.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 130 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (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.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 215 doctors and 200 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 145 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 225 doctors and 165 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 16.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 295 doctors and 170 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 280 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 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
- 23.🎯 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 homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 24.🎯 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 homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 25.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A school app has 95 students, 180 teachers and 170 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 29.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 30.👥 A school app has 40 students, 55 teachers and 255 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 31.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 85 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.👥 A school app has 300 students, 275 teachers and 290 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 245 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A school app has 80 students, 140 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 37.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 95 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
Answer key
- 175
- students
- helps nobody well
- a share button
- a homework planner
- 480
- True
- a user need
- patients
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- 535
- patients
- False
- a homework planner
- a user need
- True
- 685
- 555
- to build what they need
- a bus tracker
- a bus tracker
- True
- False
- 75
- a reminder alarm
- the people who use it
- parents
- a search bar
- nurses
- a feature
- 865
- 480
- 20
- 505
- True
- False
- a water reminder
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