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.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 220 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 6.👥 A school app has 55 students, 75 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 7.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 8.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 10.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 40 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 185 doctors and 105 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 75 doctors and 165 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 170 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 15.👥 A school app has 65 students, 205 teachers and 285 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 16.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 17.👥 A school app has 250 students, 65 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 50 doctors and 205 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 19.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 20 coaches and 185 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 21.👥 A school app has 235 students, 115 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 23.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 60 doctors and 130 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 265 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 210 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 33.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 35.👥 A school app has 265 students, 115 teachers and 25 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 45 coaches and 285 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
Answer key
- True
- 55
- a water reminder
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a bus tracker
- 15
- helps nobody well
- the people who use it
- a homework planner
- readers
- a homework planner
- patients
- 340
- librarians
- parents
- True
- 335
- 55
- False
- 80
- 40
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- patients
- coaches
- a feature
- a user need
- 100
- a user need
- a user need
- True
- a reminder alarm
- a problem a user has
- a bus tracker
- students
- 215
- a water reminder
- a recipe finder
- a big-text reader
- a share button
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