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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 290 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 4.👥 A school app has 110 students, 155 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 35 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 45 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 230 doctors and 110 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 255 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 200 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 145 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 245 doctors and 185 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 200 doctors and 135 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 105 doctors and 185 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 85 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 23.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 24.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 190 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A school app has 270 students, 135 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 29.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 235 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A school app has 265 students, 250 teachers and 150 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 31.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 32.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 160 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 34.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 180 patients, 220 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 55 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a dark mode switch
- 170
- “Small text is hard”
- parents
- a feature
- 335
- 15
- doctors
- “What should I cook?”
- a big-text reader
- 590
- 165
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- 80
- a reminder alarm
- doctors
- patients
- a big-text reader
- 80
- a user need
- readers
- helps nobody well
- False
- True
- 405
- 40
- a pocket-money tracker
- 565
- students
- False
- readers
- a recipe finder
- True
- a bus tracker
- a search bar
- 680
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- 165
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