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 205 patients, 235 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 290 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 4.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
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 110 coaches and 250 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 9.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 11.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 13.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) protocol (d) password
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 16.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 70 doctors and 205 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 18.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 300 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 295 coaches and 80 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 225 doctors and 270 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 21.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 265 doctors and 160 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 28.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 45 doctors and 35 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.👥 A school app has 85 students, 115 teachers and 235 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 35.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 135 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 39.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 100 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
Answer key
- 495
- 90
- a homework planner
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 380
- the people who use it
- a user need
- a search bar
- helps nobody well
- a recipe finder
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- persona
- a feature
- to build what they need
- False
- 80
- librarians
- coaches
- nurses
- False
- a share button
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- a recipe finder
- a bus tracker
- patients
- True
- 360
- a water reminder
- a user need
- 30
- a user need
- True
- volunteers
- a feature
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- False
- 55
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