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 recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 3.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 120 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.👥 A school app has 165 students, 205 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 245 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 225 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 9.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 10.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 265 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 80 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 160 doctors and 20 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 265 coaches and 250 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 140 coaches and 290 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 280 doctors and 150 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 18.👥 A school app has 110 students, 220 teachers and 170 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 19.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.🎯 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 homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 20 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 145 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 30.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 31.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 145 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 32.👥 A school app has 25 students, 280 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 36.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 250 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 37.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 85 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 38.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- False
- “Small text is hard”
- to build what they need
- 30
- a feature
- 110
- 450
- 145
- the people who use it
- 495
- 425
- a dark mode switch
- 20
- a search bar
- 140
- 105
- doctors
- 110
- a problem a user has
- “What should I cook?”
- a pocket-money tracker
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- 485
- False
- a big-text reader
- 100
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a share button
- ask and watch users
- 40
- 260
- a user need
- a homework planner
- “I forget my homework”
- librarians
- 115
- True
- False
- a user need
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