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 300 students, 70 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 2.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 140 coaches and 195 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 4.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 6.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) pixel (d) persona
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 8.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 70 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 105 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 13.👥 A school app has 295 students, 120 teachers and 285 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 15.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 16.🎯 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
- 17.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 105 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 145 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 100 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 21.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 100 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 25.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 175 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 115 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 31.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 150 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 130 doctors and 135 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 34.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 270 coaches and 215 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 37.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 270 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 38.👥 A school app has 35 students, 55 teachers and 265 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 130 doctors and 180 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 220 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- 230
- False
- 55
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- persona
- “What should I cook?”
- volunteers
- a pocket-money tracker
- 15
- “I forget my homework”
- a recipe finder
- students
- a share button
- a search bar
- to build what they need
- 250
- a big-text reader
- 5
- 50
- False
- a user need
- True
- volunteers
- False
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- patients
- a feature
- doctors
- 255
- nurses
- “Small text is hard”
- a problem a user has
- coaches
- a homework planner
- librarians
- parents
- 140
- 540
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