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 115 patients, 25 doctors and 50 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 115 patients, 225 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 3.👥 A school app has 290 students, 265 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 7.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.🎯 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
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 13.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 160 doctors and 110 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 17.👥 A school app has 185 students, 70 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 275 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 21.👥 A school app has 235 students, 30 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 300 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 24.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
- 25.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 26.👥 A school app has 290 students, 300 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 32.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 105 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 260 coaches and 120 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 50 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 165 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 55 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- patients
- doctors
- 210
- a bus tracker
- a feature
- a bus tracker
- True
- True
- a feature
- a user need
- the people who use it
- a share button
- ask and watch users
- a recipe finder
- 565
- a water reminder
- 435
- 230
- a pocket-money tracker
- “I forget my homework”
- 300
- 395
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- 755
- a user need
- False
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- False
- 470
- 90
- a feature
- 230
- 145
- 520
- helps nobody well
- a pocket-money tracker
- a feature
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