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 145 patients, 280 doctors and 210 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 2.👥 A school app has 260 students, 130 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 3.🎯 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
- 4.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 130 coaches and 285 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 9.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 10.👥 A school app has 70 students, 225 teachers and 285 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 11.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 13.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 225 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 17.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 18.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 105 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 23.👥 A school app has 55 students, 200 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 24.👥 A school app has 120 students, 20 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 235 doctors and 255 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 27.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 250 doctors and 280 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 29.👥 A school app has 135 students, 280 teachers and 205 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.👥 A school app has 65 students, 255 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 33.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 34.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 80 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 38.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 135
- students
- helps nobody well
- True
- True
- a big-text reader
- 580
- a share button
- to build what they need
- parents
- the people who use it
- “Small text is hard”
- ask and watch users
- 500
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a water reminder
- False
- 540
- False
- False
- a homework planner
- a homework planner
- 145
- students
- nurses
- a recipe finder
- persona
- nurses
- teachers
- a feature
- a user need
- 185
- False
- 605
- “What should I cook?”
- a water reminder
- a user need
- True
- True
- False
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