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 95 patients, 135 doctors and 290 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 225 coaches and 55 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 6.🎯 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
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 120 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 275 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 10.🎯 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
- 11.👥 A school app has 100 students, 145 teachers and 245 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 12.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 14.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 16.👥 A school app has 260 students, 155 teachers and 150 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 45 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 19.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 60 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 265 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 21.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 23.👥 A school app has 55 students, 205 teachers and 255 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 290 coaches and 255 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 50 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 25 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 95 coaches and 200 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 28.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 29.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 170 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 30.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A school app has 75 students, 95 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 32.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 145 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 33.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.👥 A school app has 180 students, 195 teachers and 120 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 160 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
Answer key
- nurses
- a feature
- False
- a search bar
- coaches
- the people who use it
- a dark mode switch
- 520
- 185
- to build what they need
- parents
- a problem a user has
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- students
- 215
- a big-text reader
- 515
- 10
- helps nobody well
- “What should I cook?”
- parents
- 255
- 250
- 455
- 110
- persona
- librarians
- True
- parents
- 40
- False
- a reminder alarm
- a user need
- a feature
- teachers
- a water reminder
- a user need
- volunteers
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