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 cricket club app has 90 players, 100 coaches and 60 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 240 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 190 doctors and 105 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 7.👥 A school app has 60 students, 40 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 8.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 185 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 9.👥 A school app has 280 students, 55 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 165 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 12.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 14.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 15.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 17.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 60 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 18.👥 A library app has 120 readers, 80 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 30 coaches and 175 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 95 coaches and 225 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 215 doctors and 90 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 25.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 29.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 210 doctors and 30 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 34.🎯 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 pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 35.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 37.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 260 coaches and 250 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👥 A school app has 260 students, 165 teachers and 270 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
Answer key
- coaches
- patients
- a share button
- 15
- a search bar
- a homework planner
- 185
- readers
- students
- a user need
- 145
- ask and watch users
- a water reminder
- a problem a user has
- True
- False
- readers
- 90
- 70
- 390
- a water reminder
- a feature
- True
- 125
- the people who use it
- a big-text reader
- a reminder alarm
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- False
- a user need
- False
- doctors
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- a recipe finder
- helps nobody well
- 160
- False
- parents
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