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 school app has 70 students, 230 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 50 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.👥 A school app has 45 students, 160 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 6.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 7.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 285 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 115 patients, 235 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 9.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) protocol (d) password
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 12.🎯 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
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 80 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 16.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 65 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A school app has 40 students, 140 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 270 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 22.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 26.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A school app has 280 students, 260 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 180 coaches and 40 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 35 doctors and 225 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 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 of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 35.👥 A library app has 165 readers, 265 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 38.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A school app has 75 students, 100 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
Answer key
- 160
- nurses
- a user need
- a feature
- teachers
- ask and watch users
- 45
- doctors
- True
- persona
- a bus tracker
- helps nobody well
- a reminder alarm
- 255
- a bus tracker
- to build what they need
- 385
- 390
- 465
- a water reminder
- a recipe finder
- False
- a feature
- “Small text is hard”
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- 765
- a user need
- False
- 255
- 190
- False
- a problem a user has
- a share button
- 55
- a homework planner
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- 25
- a search bar
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