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 app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 155 doctors and 35 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 30 doctors and 200 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 5.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) password (d) protocol
- 6.👥 A school app has 265 students, 145 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 50 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 95 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 10.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 12.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 15.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 205 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 230 coaches and 155 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 100 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 23.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 160 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 24.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 205 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 120 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 65 doctors and 205 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 70 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 175 doctors and 65 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 120 coaches and 110 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 34.👥 A school app has 30 students, 195 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 35.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 265 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 40 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 80 doctors and 230 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- a bus tracker
- doctors
- 480
- a homework planner
- persona
- students
- 340
- ask and watch users
- 35
- False
- a recipe finder
- True
- False
- False
- librarians
- players
- a homework planner
- a water reminder
- a feature
- a feature
- False
- 200
- 30
- helps nobody well
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- 430
- 170
- 45
- a search bar
- 240
- 455
- players
- teachers
- librarians
- “Small text is hard”
- a water reminder
- 390
- 470
- a user need
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