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 school app has 255 students, 40 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 2.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) protocol (d) password
- 3.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 6.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 230 librarians and 170 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 7.👥 A school app has 100 students, 235 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 11.👥 A school app has 50 students, 75 teachers and 90 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 15.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 255 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 16.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 20.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 60 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 24.👥 A school app has 165 students, 230 teachers and 290 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 70 coaches and 25 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 26.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 170 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 28.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 265 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 45 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 31.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 220 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 32.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 34.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 35.👥 A school app has 140 students, 220 teachers and 280 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 180 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 100 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 30 doctors and 65 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 39.👥 A school app has 35 students, 20 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 65 doctors and 70 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- 25
- persona
- True
- True
- a dark mode switch
- 120
- 365
- ask and watch users
- a user need
- a search bar
- parents
- to build what they need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- “I forget my homework”
- 50
- False
- False
- a water reminder
- a share button
- False
- 105
- a big-text reader
- a bus tracker
- 685
- coaches
- True
- volunteers
- 270
- 220
- a bus tracker
- librarians
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- parents
- 570
- 630
- 160
- 160
- 395
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