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.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 2.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 4.👥 A library app has 280 readers, 25 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 155 coaches and 75 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 6.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 20 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 8.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 280 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 9.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 11.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 60 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 12.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 120 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 295 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 35 doctors and 65 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 145 doctors and 265 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 16.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 18.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 95 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 20.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 230 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 21.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 55 coaches and 280 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 160 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 28.🎯 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
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 95 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.🎯 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
- 32.👥 A school app has 275 students, 185 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 33.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 95 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 290 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 65 doctors and 210 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 185 doctors and 295 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 37.👥 A school app has 230 students, 125 teachers and 110 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 40 coaches and 75 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- 225
- 25
- 135
- a share button
- 210
- a problem a user has
- “What should I cook?”
- 135
- 40
- 185
- nurses
- nurses
- True
- a search bar
- 105
- a water reminder
- 195
- False
- True
- a water reminder
- a big-text reader
- fans
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 130
- ask and watch users
- players
- a feature
- the people who use it
- 90
- readers
- 145
- nurses
- 110
- students
- players
- a dark mode switch
- a feature
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