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 clinic app has 270 patients, 105 doctors and 140 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 35 coaches and 110 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 11.👥 A school app has 90 students, 70 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 90 coaches and 285 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 13.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 60 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 240 doctors and 125 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 17.👥 A school app has 80 students, 115 teachers and 110 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 75 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 290 coaches and 260 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 20.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 22.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?”
- 23.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 25.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 27.👥 A school app has 300 students, 90 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 70 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 120 coaches and 45 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 130 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 31.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 34.👥 A school app has 35 students, 225 teachers and 170 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 105 doctors and 300 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 38.👥 A school app has 135 students, 260 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
Answer key
- patients
- “What should I cook?”
- a recipe finder
- players
- a user need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a big-text reader
- a reminder alarm
- a user need
- True
- parents
- 195
- True
- a feature
- readers
- patients
- teachers
- 140
- 100
- True
- to build what they need
- a dark mode switch
- False
- a problem a user has
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- 210
- 165
- coaches
- 30
- ask and watch users
- a big-text reader
- a water reminder
- teachers
- a feature
- nurses
- a user need
- 115
- a feature
- a recipe finder
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