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 275 students, 25 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 180 doctors and 300 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.👥 A library app has 165 readers, 45 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 4.👥 A school app has 215 students, 80 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 145 coaches and 130 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 175 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 10.👥 A school app has 295 students, 255 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 11.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.🎯 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 bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 14.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 200 doctors and 155 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 17.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 140 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 25 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 20.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 23.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) persona (d) protocol
- 24.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 25.🎯 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 bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 140 coaches and 25 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 28.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 290 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 29.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 230 librarians and 170 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 35.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 37.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 235 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 38.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 95 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 39.👥 A school app has 135 students, 280 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A school app has 25 students, 85 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
Answer key
- 25
- 565
- 20
- 135
- a recipe finder
- coaches
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- 70
- 30
- the people who use it
- a feature
- a bus tracker
- False
- False
- doctors
- 530
- False
- 20
- False
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- persona
- helps nobody well
- a homework planner
- coaches
- False
- 200
- True
- True
- a feature
- librarians
- “Small text is hard”
- a dark mode switch
- False
- a homework planner
- 50
- 80
- 675
- 60
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