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 145 students, 155 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 2.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 3.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) persona (d) protocol
- 4.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 5.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 6.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 7.👥 A school app has 45 students, 180 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.👥 A school app has 150 students, 235 teachers and 265 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.👥 A school app has 30 students, 35 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 50 coaches and 240 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 140 coaches and 190 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 15.👥 A school app has 270 students, 120 teachers and 25 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 140 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 20 coaches and 260 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 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 homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 19.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 75 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 21.👥 A school app has 220 students, 190 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 22.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 210 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 170 doctors and 285 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 280 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 25 doctors and 35 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 225 coaches and 220 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 31.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A school app has 20 students, 95 teachers and 200 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A school app has 150 students, 100 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 35.👥 A school app has 85 students, 170 teachers and 135 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 36.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 140 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 37.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A school app has 65 students, 295 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 245 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A school app has 75 students, 35 teachers and 240 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
Answer key
- 5
- to build what they need
- persona
- a problem a user has
- ask and watch users
- a share button
- 260
- a user need
- parents
- “I forget my homework”
- a user need
- 195
- fans
- 125
- 415
- patients
- 545
- a recipe finder
- False
- 45
- 30
- False
- a feature
- a feature
- 545
- nurses
- 20
- patients
- a recipe finder
- coaches
- helps nobody well
- False
- 315
- 40
- teachers
- librarians
- False
- 660
- 350
- parents
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