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 school app has 95 students, 65 teachers and 290 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.👥 A school app has 200 students, 195 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 115 doctors and 275 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 85 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 205 patients, 20 doctors and 250 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 8.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 9.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👥 A school app has 180 students, 115 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 12.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.👥 A school app has 295 students, 45 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 65 doctors and 85 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 125 doctors and 210 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 235 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 26.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 28.👥 A school app has 135 students, 220 teachers and 45 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 215 coaches and 190 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 90 coaches and 300 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 185 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 110 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 35.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 37.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 38.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 39.👥 A school app has 225 students, 70 teachers and 250 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 40.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
Answer key
- parents
- a feature
- students
- 670
- a feature
- volunteers
- nurses
- to build what they need
- False
- 60
- a big-text reader
- False
- ask and watch users
- a feature
- 250
- a big-text reader
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- patients
- a user need
- 505
- helps nobody well
- a reminder alarm
- 340
- a bus tracker
- True
- True
- teachers
- players
- 435
- volunteers
- 580
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- a dark mode switch
- “I keep missing the bus”
- parents
- the people who use it
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