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 125 patients, 115 doctors and 150 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 2.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 145 doctors and 235 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 8.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 120 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 270 coaches and 85 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 11.👥 A school app has 155 students, 195 teachers and 40 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 13.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 14.👥 A school app has 170 students, 175 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 15.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 255 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 17.👥 A school app has 280 students, 85 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 145 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 100 coaches and 240 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 22.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 185 doctors and 135 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 100 doctors and 290 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 28.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 115 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 32.👥 A school app has 120 students, 25 teachers and 270 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 33.👥 A school app has 225 students, 200 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 37.👥 A school app has 45 students, 70 teachers and 145 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 38.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 155 doctors and 100 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 40.👥 A school app has 95 students, 80 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
Answer key
- nurses
- False
- False
- True
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- nurses
- True
- 50
- coaches
- teachers
- to build what they need
- helps nobody well
- 70
- a reminder alarm
- doctors
- 400
- 390
- 385
- a feature
- the people who use it
- persona
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- True
- 155
- nurses
- 425
- a recipe finder
- a search bar
- a homework planner
- 95
- 5
- a user need
- “I forget my homework”
- a water reminder
- parents
- False
- patients
- 15
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