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 library app has 235 readers, 285 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 180 doctors and 225 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 5.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 130 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.👥 A school app has 220 students, 85 teachers and 185 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 8.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.👥 A school app has 295 students, 225 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.👥 A school app has 175 students, 195 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 15.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 180 doctors and 125 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 175 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 19.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 285 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a phone setting (d) a colour theme
- 24.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 190 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 100 coaches and 205 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 26.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 175 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 29.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 31.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 33.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 245 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 38.👥 A school app has 300 students, 160 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 39.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 135
- a water reminder
- False
- patients
- 95
- a feature
- students
- to build what they need
- a feature
- 80
- a water reminder
- a feature
- 20
- “I forget my homework”
- False
- 160
- a user need
- 60
- ask and watch users
- 75
- a user need
- True
- a problem a user has
- volunteers
- fans
- 10
- a bus tracker
- a homework planner
- the people who use it
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- a search bar
- False
- a user need
- 70
- a reminder alarm
- “Small text is hard”
- 140
- False
- False
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