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 clinic app has 40 patients, 100 doctors and 160 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 2.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 170 coaches and 105 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 4.👥 A school app has 100 students, 50 teachers and 135 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 5.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 6.👥 A school app has 80 students, 85 teachers and 225 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 7.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 8.👥 A school app has 260 students, 220 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 10.🎯 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
- 11.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 20 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 75 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 145 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 25 doctors and 20 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 290 coaches and 240 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 245 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 24.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 150 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 70 doctors and 150 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 150 coaches and 120 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 95 doctors and 110 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 260 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 29.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 90 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 31.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 120 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 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
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 34.👥 A school app has 165 students, 120 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 25 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 36.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 25 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 38.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 39.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 105 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
Answer key
- nurses
- True
- coaches
- parents
- False
- parents
- True
- 710
- a recipe finder
- helps nobody well
- volunteers
- 500
- 435
- 320
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- 630
- a big-text reader
- a feature
- True
- 200
- a dark mode switch
- “What should I cook?”
- volunteers
- nurses
- 30
- 145
- doctors
- volunteers
- a bus tracker
- 380
- to build what they need
- “Small text is hard”
- 470
- 140
- True
- patients
- a reminder alarm
- 20
- a homework planner
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