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 cricket club app has 170 players, 230 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 80 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 185 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 6.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 195 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 8.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 165 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 12.👥 A school app has 290 students, 70 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 290 doctors and 275 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 100 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 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
- 17.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 19.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 21.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 265 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 22.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 245 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 23.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 145 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 26.👥 A school app has 40 students, 90 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 27.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 28.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 30.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 105 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.👥 A school app has 265 students, 110 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 38.👥 A school app has 45 students, 60 teachers and 170 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 25
- 55
- “Small text is hard”
- 430
- True
- 60
- a recipe finder
- 20
- a reminder alarm
- a user need
- helps nobody well
- 220
- a pocket-money tracker
- doctors
- 340
- the people who use it
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- False
- a bus tracker
- librarians
- librarians
- volunteers
- a share button
- “What should I cook?”
- teachers
- a problem a user has
- False
- a big-text reader
- 455
- a dark mode switch
- a recipe finder
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a user need
- students
- True
- a water reminder
- parents
- a feature
- True
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