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 300 patients, 290 doctors and 180 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 210 coaches and 200 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 4.👥 A school app has 60 students, 120 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 30 doctors and 300 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 6.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 200 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 45 doctors and 300 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 10.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 13.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 15.👥 A school app has 235 students, 245 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 16.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) persona
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 20.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 180 coaches and 225 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 24.🎯 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
- 25.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 125 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 160 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 200 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 65 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 31.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 34.👥 A school app has 135 students, 100 teachers and 175 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 285 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 38.👥 A school app has 100 students, 280 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 39.👥 A school app has 130 students, 230 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a share button
Answer key
- patients
- a recipe finder
- 105
- 40
- nurses
- the people who use it
- 375
- 410
- ask and watch users
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- a homework planner
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- teachers
- persona
- a feature
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a dark mode switch
- False
- False
- to build what they need
- 10
- a water reminder
- volunteers
- 375
- librarians
- “I forget my homework”
- “Small text is hard”
- 40
- False
- a problem a user has
- a reminder alarm
- parents
- a feature
- 115
- a user need
- 5
- teachers
- “What should I cook?”
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