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 110 students, 100 teachers and 90 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 2.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 85 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 5.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 25 doctors and 225 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 10.👥 A school app has 280 students, 65 teachers and 100 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 300 coaches and 40 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 13.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎯 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
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 200 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 125 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 18.🎯 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 homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.👥 A school app has 160 students, 190 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 22.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 90 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 23.👥 A school app has 155 students, 160 teachers and 25 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 145 coaches and 170 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 225 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 26.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 205 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 27.👥 A school app has 20 students, 300 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 28.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 29.👥 A school app has 50 students, 60 teachers and 210 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 95 doctors and 240 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 31.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 205 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 34.👥 A school app has 180 students, 105 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 38.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 40.👥 A school app has 70 students, 170 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
Answer key
- students
- False
- 265
- a problem a user has
- helps nobody well
- a big-text reader
- a recipe finder
- 505
- a big-text reader
- students
- a share button
- 20
- False
- the people who use it
- a user need
- 585
- 40
- a pocket-money tracker
- a feature
- a user need
- 110
- volunteers
- 135
- fans
- 170
- volunteers
- 160
- False
- parents
- nurses
- persona
- False
- 75
- 75
- a feature
- True
- a user need
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- 180
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