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 library app has 100 readers, 280 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 4.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 205 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 70 doctors and 170 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 11.🎯 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
- 12.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 20.👥 A school app has 270 students, 210 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 22.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 23.👥 A school app has 160 students, 40 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 20 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 30.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 245 doctors and 75 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 33.👥 A school app has 280 students, 30 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 280 doctors and 270 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 55 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 37.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 39.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 300 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- 525
- True
- “Small text is hard”
- to build what they need
- a homework planner
- a pocket-money tracker
- 340
- 30
- a share button
- a reminder alarm
- ask and watch users
- True
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- a water reminder
- a search bar
- “I forget my homework”
- a feature
- a problem a user has
- 60
- a bus tracker
- False
- 390
- patients
- a user need
- False
- False
- a dark mode switch
- a big-text reader
- False
- helps nobody well
- patients
- 380
- “I keep missing the bus”
- doctors
- 95
- True
- the people who use it
- 165
- a user need
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