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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.👥 A school app has 255 students, 25 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 3.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 5.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 45 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 40 doctors and 140 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 12.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 40 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 14.👥 A school app has 80 students, 240 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 15.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) needs no testing (c) wins every prize (d) is easy to build
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 110 coaches and 155 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 105 coaches and 120 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 20.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 21.👥 A school app has 145 students, 160 teachers and 205 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.🎯 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 pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 24.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 265 coaches and 155 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 175 doctors and 115 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 265 patients, 75 doctors and 35 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 205 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 75 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 180 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.👥 A school app has 95 students, 155 teachers and 145 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
Answer key
- a user need
- 160
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- 185
- True
- nurses
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a user need
- a dark mode switch
- 570
- ask and watch users
- teachers
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- 365
- 385
- a problem a user has
- a share button
- parents
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- False
- 110
- patients
- patients
- patients
- 160
- a search bar
- 420
- a water reminder
- a homework planner
- “I forget my homework”
- a feature
- teachers
- a recipe finder
- a bus tracker
- “Small text is hard”
- a reminder alarm
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