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 185 patients, 175 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 2.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 70 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 7.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 11.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a phone setting (d) a colour theme
- 12.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 90 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 200 coaches and 115 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 190 doctors and 230 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 240 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 45 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 21.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 145 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 23.👥 A school app has 165 students, 95 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 235 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 175 coaches and 185 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 28.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 29.👥 A school app has 195 students, 75 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 30.👥 A school app has 230 students, 50 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 32.👥 A school app has 290 students, 105 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 270 coaches and 260 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 295 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 85 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 37.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 20 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 39.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
Answer key
- patients
- helps nobody well
- a feature
- volunteers
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- True
- a big-text reader
- a homework planner
- a reminder alarm
- a problem a user has
- 40
- 380
- “I keep missing the bus”
- “I forget my homework”
- 655
- a user need
- False
- 415
- 195
- True
- 5
- 540
- False
- True
- 185
- fans
- ask and watch users
- students
- students
- a water reminder
- parents
- 200
- 25
- nurses
- a pocket-money tracker
- readers
- a big-text reader
- the people who use it
- a dark mode switch
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