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.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 3.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 4.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 5.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 115 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A school app has 70 students, 245 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 115 doctors and 250 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 12.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a type of button
- 13.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 240 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 40 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 150 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 270 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 20.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 205 doctors and 240 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 23.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 230 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.👥 A school app has 190 students, 265 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 225 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 225 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 29.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 30.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 250 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A school app has 175 students, 130 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 295 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 130 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 115 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 37.👥 A school app has 260 students, 60 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 225 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 40 doctors and 250 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
Answer key
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- to build what they need
- ask and watch users
- 500
- 405
- True
- a bus tracker
- nurses
- “Small text is hard”
- a dark mode switch
- a problem a user has
- readers
- 275
- a reminder alarm
- “I forget my homework”
- 625
- False
- 205
- the people who use it
- “What should I cook?”
- nurses
- 530
- a user need
- 700
- 50
- 305
- a big-text reader
- True
- 630
- 425
- a user need
- 225
- a feature
- 575
- volunteers
- 585
- a pocket-money tracker
- doctors
- nurses
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