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 library app has 25 readers, 65 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 210 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 215 doctors and 100 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 270 doctors and 65 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 8.👥 A school app has 205 students, 115 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 9.👥 A school app has 25 students, 65 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 11.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 85 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 12.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?”
- 13.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 14.👥 A school app has 195 students, 295 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 125 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 120 doctors and 300 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 18.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) password (d) pixel
- 20.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 35 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 24.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 205 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A school app has 295 students, 215 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 26.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 150 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 27.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 30.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 260 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 195 doctors and 275 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A school app has 150 students, 60 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 140 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 95 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 40 coaches and 255 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 25 doctors and 170 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
Answer key
- volunteers
- 110
- patients
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- 455
- True
- students
- 150
- “I forget my homework”
- 220
- a dark mode switch
- ask and watch users
- 80
- 320
- 180
- a big-text reader
- False
- persona
- the people who use it
- 255
- a pocket-money tracker
- a bus tracker
- 330
- students
- 30
- False
- a reminder alarm
- a user need
- 580
- a user need
- a feature
- 645
- 505
- “Small text is hard”
- 275
- 90
- a feature
- 10
- patients
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