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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 3.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 25 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 4.👥 A school app has 110 students, 75 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 8.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 120 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 9.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👥 A school app has 210 students, 290 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 13.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 115 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.👥 A school app has 250 students, 215 teachers and 40 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 16.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 17.👥 A school app has 25 students, 20 teachers and 210 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 18.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 22.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 23.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) protocol (d) password
- 27.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 28.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 245 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 31.👥 A school app has 210 students, 135 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 32.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 220 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 33.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 35.👥 A school app has 215 students, 200 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 37.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 65 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 38.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 95 coaches and 185 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
Answer key
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- 240
- parents
- a homework planner
- a recipe finder
- a bus tracker
- 10
- True
- 575
- False
- a share button
- True
- 475
- students
- a problem a user has
- parents
- True
- a user need
- “What should I cook?”
- “I forget my homework”
- to build what they need
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a user need
- persona
- helps nobody well
- volunteers
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- students
- 65
- the people who use it
- a homework planner
- 460
- a pocket-money tracker
- 210
- True
- 125
- a dark mode switch
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