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 125 students, 270 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 195 doctors and 300 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 4.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 8.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) persona (d) pixel
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 200 doctors and 230 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 10.👥 A school app has 130 students, 90 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 105 doctors and 285 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 16.👥 A school app has 280 students, 95 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 17.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 165 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 260 doctors and 105 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 19.🎯 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 recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 20.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 22.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 95 doctors and 255 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 27.👥 A school app has 270 students, 115 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 28.👥 A school app has 85 students, 40 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 175 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 230 doctors and 155 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 34.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 110 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 185 doctors and 120 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 70 coaches and 115 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
Answer key
- teachers
- nurses
- a share button
- the people who use it
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- a bus tracker
- persona
- 30
- 45
- 490
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- 210
- 40
- doctors
- a big-text reader
- True
- to build what they need
- False
- nurses
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- students
- 350
- 380
- True
- 585
- helps nobody well
- a water reminder
- 120
- 65
- 45
- a homework planner
- True
- a bus tracker
- a reminder alarm
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