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 125 readers, 230 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 3.👥 A school app has 95 students, 150 teachers and 25 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 5.👥 A school app has 60 students, 100 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 6.👥 A school app has 180 students, 200 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 95 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 8.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 10.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 120 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.👥 A school app has 20 students, 85 teachers and 50 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 12.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a type of button
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.👥 A school app has 70 students, 85 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 75 coaches and 180 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 60 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 23.👥 A school app has 265 students, 275 teachers and 280 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 290 coaches and 140 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 160 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 27.👥 A school app has 70 students, 175 teachers and 215 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 200 coaches and 270 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 29.👥 A school app has 235 students, 35 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 31.🎯 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
- 32.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 100 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 60 coaches and 285 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A school app has 200 students, 155 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 36.👥 A school app has 215 students, 175 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 40 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
Answer key
- 10
- “What should I cook?”
- 70
- a dark mode switch
- teachers
- teachers
- 25
- to build what they need
- a homework planner
- 570
- teachers
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- 245
- a user need
- a user need
- 75
- a water reminder
- a reminder alarm
- a pocket-money tracker
- a feature
- 220
- parents
- coaches
- a feature
- volunteers
- 460
- 230
- 330
- helps nobody well
- ask and watch users
- 10
- 645
- 605
- “I forget my homework”
- 635
- False
- a homework planner
- 185
- a recipe finder
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