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 230 patients, 260 doctors and 90 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 225 coaches and 180 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 4.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 235 doctors and 40 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 290 coaches and 250 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 11.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 215 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 19.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 35 doctors and 85 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 22.👥 A school app has 160 students, 135 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 165 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 205 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 28.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 125 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 145 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 70 doctors and 160 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 145 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A school app has 50 students, 170 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 235 doctors and 90 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 37.👥 A school app has 120 students, 255 teachers and 170 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 38.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 160 doctors and 35 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- 580
- a feature
- 20
- to build what they need
- doctors
- 45
- a user need
- a user need
- ask and watch users
- a homework planner
- True
- True
- 175
- a big-text reader
- a recipe finder
- a dark mode switch
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- the people who use it
- nurses
- a bus tracker
- 115
- a pocket-money tracker
- a share button
- 475
- 580
- a recipe finder
- False
- 30
- a water reminder
- doctors
- 90
- 270
- 120
- a reminder alarm
- 145
- 85
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 125
- a feature
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