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 60 players, 155 coaches and 240 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 3.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 115 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 4.👥 A school app has 80 students, 85 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 6.👥 A school app has 160 students, 285 teachers and 115 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 265 doctors and 165 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 9.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) protocol (d) password
- 11.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 295 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 12.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 230 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 215 coaches and 295 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 16.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 165 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 250 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 75 doctors and 105 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 135 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 23.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 295 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 24.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 20 doctors and 155 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 28.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 65 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 225 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 31.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 270 librarians and 170 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 135 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 34.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 80 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 40 coaches and 295 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 39.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 30 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
Answer key
- 455
- a dark mode switch
- librarians
- teachers
- “I keep missing the bus”
- teachers
- a reminder alarm
- doctors
- True
- persona
- 255
- readers
- 65
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- the people who use it
- 55
- a user need
- 205
- 210
- 290
- a problem a user has
- librarians
- False
- True
- 375
- ask and watch users
- 430
- 180
- a water reminder
- librarians
- 390
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- 390
- fans
- a feature
- a homework planner
- 585
- to build what they need
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