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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.👥 A school app has 20 students, 285 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 170 doctors and 75 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 165 coaches and 125 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 5.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 7.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 100 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 9.👥 A school app has 130 students, 80 teachers and 200 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 265 doctors and 225 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 12.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 15.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 18.👥 A school app has 80 students, 50 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 290 doctors and 65 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 20.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👥 A school app has 180 students, 290 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 22.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 26.👥 A school app has 60 students, 180 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 27.👥 A school app has 85 students, 295 teachers and 215 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 28.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 205 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 65 coaches and 220 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 32.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 135 librarians and 170 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 34.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 90 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 35.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 90 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 205 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
Answer key
- a feature
- 140
- doctors
- players
- False
- to build what they need
- readers
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 70
- 40
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- a user need
- a reminder alarm
- False
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- 45
- doctors
- True
- 95
- the people who use it
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- a pocket-money tracker
- 50
- 130
- a problem a user has
- 560
- False
- fans
- 385
- ask and watch users
- 75
- volunteers
- a feature
- 290
- True
- a recipe finder
- a share button
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