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 school app has 235 students, 80 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 2.👥 A school app has 60 students, 180 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 125 coaches and 40 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 8.👥 A school app has 70 students, 105 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 9.👥 A school app has 170 students, 250 teachers and 125 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 10.👥 A school app has 225 students, 210 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 11.👥 A school app has 150 students, 130 teachers and 210 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 12.👥 A school app has 120 students, 250 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 13.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 80 doctors and 75 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 18.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 270 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 105 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 90 doctors and 110 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A school app has 140 students, 75 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 27.👥 A school app has 270 students, 185 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 28.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 29.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 170 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 30.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A school app has 155 students, 55 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 60 doctors and 30 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 36.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) persona
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
Answer key
- 195
- 120
- a water reminder
- 220
- a pocket-money tracker
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- parents
- teachers
- 15
- parents
- 15
- to build what they need
- “Small text is hard”
- a feature
- a feature
- patients
- ask and watch users
- a feature
- True
- 95
- 205
- “What should I cook?”
- a user need
- 260
- parents
- 60
- True
- 80
- False
- 55
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- doctors
- a homework planner
- True
- a reminder alarm
- False
- persona
- a bus tracker
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