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 300 patients, 155 doctors and 170 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 3.👥 A school app has 215 students, 280 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 5.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 6.👥 A library app has 165 readers, 190 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 195 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 195 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 9.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 13.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) password (d) persona
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 15.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 35 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 150 coaches and 80 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 20.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 23.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 250 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 25.👥 A school app has 200 students, 130 teachers and 290 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 200 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 265 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.👥 A school app has 260 students, 30 teachers and 45 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 32.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.👥 A school app has 130 students, 135 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 38.👥 A school app has 290 students, 210 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 39.👥 A school app has 285 students, 120 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 130
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 65
- “Small text is hard”
- the people who use it
- librarians
- 455
- nurses
- False
- a feature
- “I forget my homework”
- a share button
- persona
- a homework planner
- 415
- a feature
- True
- helps nobody well
- coaches
- to build what they need
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- 110
- a big-text reader
- parents
- 130
- a user need
- a user need
- 590
- a user need
- students
- a problem a user has
- a recipe finder
- a big-text reader
- a user need
- a feature
- teachers
- students
- 580
- True
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