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.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 2.🎯 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
- 3.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 210 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 45 doctors and 275 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 5.👥 A school app has 245 students, 55 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 8.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 11.👥 A school app has 45 students, 50 teachers and 110 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 240 doctors and 35 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 14.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 105 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 16.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 18.👥 A school app has 225 students, 115 teachers and 65 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 19.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 20.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 240 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 115 doctors and 45 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 300 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 55 doctors and 175 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 25.👥 A library app has 280 readers, 240 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 80 doctors and 290 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 90 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 200 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 29.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 33.👥 A school app has 45 students, 70 teachers and 235 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 36.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 115 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 240 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A school app has 95 students, 70 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 40.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- “I forget my homework”
- helps nobody well
- 55
- 140
- 170
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- a problem a user has
- a reminder alarm
- a search bar
- parents
- a feature
- doctors
- False
- 95
- False
- a bus tracker
- students
- the people who use it
- 545
- a homework planner
- doctors
- doctors
- patients
- 595
- nurses
- 395
- volunteers
- ask and watch users
- a feature
- a water reminder
- a bus tracker
- 350
- False
- a share button
- readers
- 425
- 85
- “Small text is hard”
- True
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