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 clinic app has 30 patients, 170 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 4.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) pixel (d) persona
- 5.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 8.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 205 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 15.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 105 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 165 coaches and 230 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.👥 A school app has 70 students, 110 teachers and 185 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 20.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”
- 21.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 20 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 110 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 23.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 100 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 150 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 155 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 31.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 35 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 33.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 34.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 36.👥 A school app has 290 students, 120 teachers and 110 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 25 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 38.👥 A school app has 220 students, 80 teachers and 210 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
Answer key
- doctors
- “I forget my homework”
- a bus tracker
- persona
- the people who use it
- a bus tracker
- a water reminder
- False
- “Small text is hard”
- a share button
- a feature
- 595
- a feature
- a search bar
- False
- 210
- 685
- a user need
- parents
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 495
- 125
- 495
- a dark mode switch
- a water reminder
- a recipe finder
- 500
- 225
- a homework planner
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- nurses
- helps nobody well
- False
- True
- 520
- 170
- students
- a feature
- to build what they need
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