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 100 students, 250 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 40 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 8.👥 A school app has 65 students, 300 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 11.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 13.👥 A school app has 50 students, 240 teachers and 130 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 14.👥 A school app has 55 students, 295 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 65 coaches and 100 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 16.👥 A school app has 200 students, 180 teachers and 240 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 18.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) wins every prize (d) is easy to build
- 19.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 180 doctors and 175 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 21.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 265 doctors and 145 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 23.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 105 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 24.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 26.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 260 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 270 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 30.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 33.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 210 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 34.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 35.👥 A school app has 60 students, 90 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 150 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 280 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👥 A school app has 285 students, 290 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- 630
- a bus tracker
- a recipe finder
- 245
- a feature
- False
- “Small text is hard”
- 35
- a bus tracker
- a homework planner
- the people who use it
- a pocket-money tracker
- teachers
- 5
- fans
- parents
- a water reminder
- helps nobody well
- ask and watch users
- patients
- False
- 200
- 155
- to build what they need
- a dark mode switch
- True
- 225
- a user need
- librarians
- True
- a homework planner
- a reminder alarm
- 130
- False
- 185
- 400
- True
- 640
- False
- 615
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