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 130 students, 60 teachers and 200 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.👥 A school app has 170 students, 40 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 160 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 7.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) pixel (d) persona
- 8.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 9.👥 A school app has 40 students, 285 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 85 doctors and 285 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 11.👥 A school app has 80 students, 90 teachers and 155 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.👥 A school app has 285 students, 115 teachers and 200 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 15.👥 A school app has 245 students, 65 teachers and 205 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 16.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 17.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 245 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 19.👥 A school app has 225 students, 255 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 195 doctors and 80 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 30 coaches and 270 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 280 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 28.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 145 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 215 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 31.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 265 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 75 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 125 doctors and 105 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 39.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 390
- a dark mode switch
- a feature
- 290
- a user need
- 20
- persona
- False
- 190
- 150
- parents
- to build what they need
- a feature
- students
- students
- ask and watch users
- 730
- a reminder alarm
- teachers
- 385
- 365
- False
- a problem a user has
- a feature
- 5
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- True
- 90
- 15
- 635
- 200
- a bus tracker
- “What should I cook?”
- a feature
- “I keep missing the bus”
- doctors
- a homework planner
- False
- True
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