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 280 readers, 25 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 80 doctors and 275 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 90 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) needs no testing (c) wins every prize (d) is easy to build
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 12.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 14.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 220 coaches and 155 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 235 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 35 doctors and 180 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 65 doctors and 140 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 24.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 175 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.👥 A school app has 110 students, 150 teachers and 25 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 130 coaches and 210 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 170 coaches and 300 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 200 doctors and 190 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 34.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 270 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 35.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 190 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 65 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 38.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 40.🎯 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
Answer key
- 255
- a reminder alarm
- True
- a share button
- 645
- a user need
- 220
- helps nobody well
- “What should I cook?”
- a feature
- a search bar
- False
- the people who use it
- False
- 5
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- to build what they need
- 540
- a water reminder
- 15
- patients
- True
- 625
- a feature
- a dark mode switch
- a feature
- teachers
- 560
- 660
- a bus tracker
- doctors
- 195
- volunteers
- True
- readers
- “I forget my homework”
- a homework planner
- ask and watch users
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