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.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 2.👥 A school app has 30 students, 230 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.👥 A school app has 280 students, 165 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 5.👥 A school app has 80 students, 250 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 205 patients, 210 doctors and 300 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 10.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 13.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 125 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 295 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 180 doctors and 205 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 30 doctors and 125 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 22.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) password
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 240 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 25.👥 A school app has 90 students, 175 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 26.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 275 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 28.👥 A school app has 235 students, 205 teachers and 225 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 100 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 135 doctors and 275 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 33.👥 A school app has 140 students, 235 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 125 doctors and 35 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 175 coaches and 75 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 37.👥 A school app has 300 students, 140 teachers and 100 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 70 doctors and 145 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 155 doctors and 295 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 180 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a problem a user has
- 375
- 705
- False
- 460
- a water reminder
- a reminder alarm
- a user need
- 95
- to build what they need
- a search bar
- a dark mode switch
- helps nobody well
- 420
- a feature
- 475
- False
- True
- False
- 25
- patients
- persona
- a user need
- librarians
- 210
- False
- 150
- students
- a homework planner
- “I forget my homework”
- 315
- nurses
- 95
- False
- doctors
- players
- students
- 220
- nurses
- 385
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