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 95 patients, 245 doctors and 195 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 225 doctors and 160 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 4.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 5.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 195 doctors and 185 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 90 coaches and 280 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 12.🎯 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
- 13.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 15.👥 A school app has 185 students, 140 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 17.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 50 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 140 doctors and 65 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 19.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 20.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 75 coaches and 195 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 100 doctors and 35 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 24.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) persona
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 190 coaches and 260 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 125 doctors and 105 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 29.👥 A school app has 170 students, 160 teachers and 110 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A school app has 75 students, 60 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 75 coaches and 220 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 32.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 225 doctors and 295 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 65 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 37.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 210 coaches and 125 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 155 doctors and 110 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 40.👥 A school app has 130 students, 245 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
Answer key
- doctors
- a water reminder
- 70
- the people who use it
- False
- True
- 425
- fans
- a feature
- a user need
- a reminder alarm
- helps nobody well
- True
- False
- 585
- a recipe finder
- volunteers
- patients
- ask and watch users
- False
- 335
- True
- patients
- persona
- fans
- “I forget my homework”
- a user need
- 45
- 440
- 230
- players
- True
- 540
- True
- a bus tracker
- 150
- False
- players
- 45
- 115
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