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.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 50 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 6.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 155 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 7.👥 A school app has 140 students, 85 teachers and 240 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 9.👥 A school app has 260 students, 120 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 60 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 12.🎯 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
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 14.👥 A school app has 220 students, 225 teachers and 110 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 15.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 16.👥 A school app has 205 students, 145 teachers and 100 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 115 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 185 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 215 coaches and 275 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 26.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 155 doctors and 35 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 29.👥 A school app has 90 students, 45 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 150 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 205 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 34.👥 A school app has 30 students, 45 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 35.🎯 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 homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 36.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 25 coaches and 35 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 65 doctors and 190 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
Answer key
- a problem a user has
- 400
- “I forget my homework”
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- 130
- parents
- “What should I cook?”
- 465
- 30
- a pocket-money tracker
- ask and watch users
- a share button
- 110
- True
- students
- 280
- doctors
- fans
- a feature
- a homework planner
- a user need
- a user need
- False
- a reminder alarm
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- doctors
- 175
- 30
- patients
- a water reminder
- “Small text is hard”
- 15
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- players
- a user need
- nurses
- a bus tracker
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