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 20 students, 210 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 3.👥 A school app has 50 students, 295 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 6.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.👥 A school app has 45 students, 35 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 220 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 10.👥 A school app has 300 students, 20 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 11.👥 A school app has 195 students, 70 teachers and 215 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 12.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 140 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 14.👥 A school app has 35 students, 180 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 15.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 180 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 20.👥 A school app has 80 students, 20 teachers and 205 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 21.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 25.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 28.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 80 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 29.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.👥 A school app has 215 students, 160 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 160 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 35.👥 A school app has 80 students, 110 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 115 doctors and 170 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 37.🎯 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 water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 38.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 175 doctors and 55 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
Answer key
- 260
- a dark mode switch
- 195
- a feature
- the people who use it
- True
- a user need
- 145
- librarians
- students
- parents
- 50
- a pocket-money tracker
- 145
- False
- False
- to build what they need
- a user need
- 105
- parents
- True
- a feature
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a share button
- persona
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- volunteers
- True
- a user need
- students
- a user need
- False
- 75
- teachers
- 110
- a bus tracker
- a problem a user has
- a reminder alarm
- doctors
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