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 170 students, 260 teachers and 150 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 245 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👥 A school app has 35 students, 220 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 190 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 7.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 35 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 10.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 235 coaches and 65 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.👥 A library app has 120 readers, 110 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 18.👥 A school app has 140 students, 55 teachers and 90 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 19.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 290 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.👥 A school app has 30 students, 225 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 26.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 27.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 28.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 100 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 29.👥 A school app has 175 students, 220 teachers and 180 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 30.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 140 doctors and 200 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 32.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 33.👥 A school app has 195 students, 255 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 30 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 35.👥 A school app has 265 students, 215 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A school app has 90 students, 265 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A school app has 215 students, 145 teachers and 275 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 205 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 300 doctors and 170 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
Answer key
- teachers
- 410
- False
- 510
- ask and watch users
- 135
- 10
- a pocket-money tracker
- “What should I cook?”
- True
- False
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- coaches
- a user need
- 460
- False
- students
- 610
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- 295
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- to build what they need
- the people who use it
- volunteers
- teachers
- False
- patients
- False
- parents
- 115
- 595
- 610
- parents
- True
- 40
- 275
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