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 125 patients, 160 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 2.👥 A school app has 35 students, 225 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 5.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 7.👥 A school app has 160 students, 240 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) password (d) persona
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 55 doctors and 155 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.🎯 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 bus tracker
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 180 doctors and 30 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 13.👥 A school app has 160 students, 270 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 14.👥 A school app has 165 students, 300 teachers and 200 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 140 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 21.👥 A school app has 155 students, 195 teachers and 270 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 24.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 225 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 220 coaches and 295 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 190 coaches and 75 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 285 coaches and 205 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 175 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 110 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 37.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 38.👥 A school app has 200 students, 130 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- nurses
- 35
- a share button
- a big-text reader
- ask and watch users
- False
- 175
- a user need
- persona
- 405
- a pocket-money tracker
- doctors
- 250
- teachers
- a user need
- helps nobody well
- a homework planner
- a feature
- 505
- the people who use it
- parents
- a bus tracker
- “I keep missing the bus”
- readers
- a user need
- a feature
- fans
- a search bar
- 475
- a water reminder
- coaches
- True
- 415
- “What should I cook?”
- a homework planner
- 15
- False
- students
- False
- a feature
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