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 215 patients, 90 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 145 doctors and 225 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 4.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 8.👥 A school app has 65 students, 260 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 14.👥 A school app has 115 students, 245 teachers and 290 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.👥 A school app has 160 students, 220 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 215 doctors and 140 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 19.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 170 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 20.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”
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 22.👥 A school app has 125 students, 140 teachers and 285 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 23.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) protocol (d) persona
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 26.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 27.👥 A school app has 115 students, 235 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 30.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A school app has 300 students, 45 teachers and 230 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 32.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 33.👥 A school app has 255 students, 65 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 60 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 145 doctors and 155 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 38.👥 A school app has 260 students, 210 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 40.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 50
- a water reminder
- nurses
- True
- False
- helps nobody well
- a reminder alarm
- 365
- a user need
- True
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- a dark mode switch
- 650
- 60
- doctors
- a feature
- a homework planner
- librarians
- a share button
- “What should I cook?”
- parents
- persona
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- ask and watch users
- teachers
- a homework planner
- a feature
- False
- students
- the people who use it
- 425
- “Small text is hard”
- 20
- “I keep missing the bus”
- nurses
- 160
- a water reminder
- False
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