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 30 students, 235 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 2.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 3.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 155 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 140 doctors and 205 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 8.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 10.👥 A school app has 130 students, 180 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.👥 A school app has 140 students, 110 teachers and 185 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 13.🎯 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
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 60 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 16.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 185 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 21.👥 A school app has 160 students, 70 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.👥 A school app has 220 students, 60 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 24.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 25.👥 A school app has 185 students, 175 teachers and 50 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 160 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.👥 A school app has 80 students, 265 teachers and 250 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 29.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) protocol (d) persona
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 32.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 200 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 34.👥 A school app has 270 students, 100 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 100 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 35 doctors and 220 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
Answer key
- 415
- a problem a user has
- 90
- a search bar
- “What should I cook?”
- 65
- a recipe finder
- True
- a water reminder
- 585
- parents
- to build what they need
- ask and watch users
- a feature
- readers
- helps nobody well
- 535
- a big-text reader
- a water reminder
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 480
- a feature
- 160
- False
- students
- 190
- a feature
- teachers
- persona
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- readers
- a reminder alarm
- students
- a homework planner
- False
- 70
- patients
- “Small text is hard”
- “I forget my homework”
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