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 cricket club app has 135 players, 290 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 3.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) protocol (d) persona
- 4.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 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
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 245 doctors and 210 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 9.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 10.👥 A school app has 70 students, 60 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 175 doctors and 300 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 13.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 14.👥 A school app has 140 students, 25 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 15.👥 A school app has 215 students, 225 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 18.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 19.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 295 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 75 coaches and 175 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 245 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 25.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 220 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 26.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 105 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 27.👥 A school app has 265 students, 230 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 115 coaches and 185 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 240 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 30.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 195 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 135 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 85 doctors and 255 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 215 coaches and 85 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 38.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 45 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 39.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 50 doctors and 150 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
Answer key
- 155
- “What should I cook?”
- persona
- False
- helps nobody well
- doctors
- a recipe finder
- a big-text reader
- the people who use it
- 370
- to build what they need
- 135
- True
- students
- 485
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- ask and watch users
- 570
- 455
- 45
- a water reminder
- a user need
- False
- librarians
- 10
- 750
- players
- 105
- 155
- a feature
- a search bar
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 50
- patients
- a big-text reader
- players
- volunteers
- False
- patients
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