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 135 patients, 110 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 70 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 100 doctors and 105 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 10.👥 A school app has 300 students, 30 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 12.👥 A school app has 55 students, 300 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 13.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 200 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 16.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 18.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 19.👥 A school app has 215 students, 135 teachers and 25 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 21.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 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 150 students, 85 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 25.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 27.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 235 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 265 patients, 155 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 30.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 32.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 245 doctors and 225 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 170 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 36.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 235 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 295 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 175 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A school app has 35 students, 190 teachers and 130 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 40.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 25
- a bus tracker
- 410
- patients
- “What should I cook?”
- a feature
- True
- a big-text reader
- a water reminder
- 375
- ask and watch users
- 245
- volunteers
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- True
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- 190
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- a homework planner
- 325
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- helps nobody well
- librarians
- a share button
- patients
- False
- a problem a user has
- True
- 670
- the people who use it
- patients
- 585
- 395
- 400
- teachers
- False
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