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 library app has 270 readers, 180 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 130 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 3.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 6.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 265 coaches and 255 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 11.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 255 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 13.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 165 doctors and 200 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 20 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 16.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 17.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 210 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 220 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A school app has 145 students, 115 teachers and 195 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 50 coaches and 180 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 105 coaches and 295 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 30 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 255 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 25.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 28.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 175 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 35 doctors and 100 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 33.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 135 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 35.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 285 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 37.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 38.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 280 coaches and 90 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
Answer key
- 740
- readers
- True
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- to build what they need
- 10
- a user need
- “What should I cook?”
- librarians
- a homework planner
- False
- 10
- 250
- True
- 65
- a user need
- 595
- parents
- 125
- fans
- 60
- 185
- a problem a user has
- True
- helps nobody well
- True
- 660
- a homework planner
- a feature
- nurses
- the people who use it
- 155
- 240
- a share button
- ask and watch users
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- coaches
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