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.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 2.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 140 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 4.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 175 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 5.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 65 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 8.👥 A school app has 235 students, 45 teachers and 140 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.👥 A school app has 190 students, 130 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 10.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 205 patients, 80 doctors and 200 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 14.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 150 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 16.👥 A school app has 70 students, 90 teachers and 270 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 18.👥 A school app has 70 students, 290 teachers and 170 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 21.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 265 coaches and 185 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 140 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 240 coaches and 290 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 26.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 45 doctors and 175 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 120 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 34.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 25 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 295 doctors and 225 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
Answer key
- a homework planner
- 175
- a share button
- 100
- ask and watch users
- a pocket-money tracker
- nurses
- 420
- 90
- True
- helps nobody well
- a big-text reader
- patients
- librarians
- “Small text is hard”
- 430
- a dark mode switch
- 530
- a homework planner
- a bus tracker
- True
- 570
- 665
- True
- 10
- True
- a search bar
- 10
- a user need
- nurses
- a recipe finder
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- a problem a user has
- 205
- doctors
- a pocket-money tracker
- a feature
- a feature
- a big-text reader
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