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 115 patients, 265 doctors and 140 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 2.👥 A school app has 270 students, 85 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 3.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 265 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 4.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 6.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 7.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 9.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👥 A school app has 225 students, 195 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 125 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 265 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 16.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 200 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 40 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 190 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 25 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 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
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 23.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 25.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 180 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 27.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) persona (d) password
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 30 coaches and 255 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 30.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 220 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 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
- 32.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 160 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 33.👥 A school app has 80 students, 140 teachers and 185 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 34.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 60 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 35.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 25 doctors and 275 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A school app has 210 students, 180 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 35 doctors and 130 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 190 coaches and 130 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
Answer key
- doctors
- 185
- 180
- True
- “What should I cook?”
- a reminder alarm
- to build what they need
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- 440
- 10
- 625
- a homework planner
- a user need
- a recipe finder
- 50
- 10
- a bus tracker
- 85
- 370
- ask and watch users
- a search bar
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 620
- a user need
- persona
- a homework planner
- players
- 630
- the people who use it
- readers
- parents
- volunteers
- False
- 475
- 565
- 375
- True
- 60
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