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 80 readers, 240 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 3.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”
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 5.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 235 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 115 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 10.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) password (d) protocol
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 70 coaches and 235 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 14.👥 A school app has 100 students, 125 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 18.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 21.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 65 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 225 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 23.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 215 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 150 doctors and 210 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 285 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 27.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 65 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.👥 A school app has 125 students, 20 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 65 doctors and 165 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A school app has 45 students, 130 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 34.👥 A school app has 90 students, 40 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 35.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 36.👥 A school app has 95 students, 240 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 37.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 205 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 225 doctors and 220 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 39.👥 A school app has 100 students, 255 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
Answer key
- 220
- a share button
- a dark mode switch
- a homework planner
- volunteers
- a feature
- a water reminder
- a pocket-money tracker
- 90
- persona
- a bus tracker
- players
- “I forget my homework”
- 320
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- a recipe finder
- False
- True
- a big-text reader
- 485
- readers
- 585
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 595
- 130
- True
- 305
- True
- a user need
- 35
- 325
- 85
- 145
- a problem a user has
- 60
- volunteers
- doctors
- 155
- a homework planner
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