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.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 125 doctors and 270 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 170 doctors and 95 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 5.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 7.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 255 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 8.👥 A school app has 30 students, 265 teachers and 230 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 13.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 14.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.👥 A school app has 250 students, 210 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 20.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 21.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 195 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 185 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 24.👥 A school app has 120 students, 25 teachers and 160 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 25.👥 A school app has 130 students, 295 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 26.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 85 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 29.👥 A school app has 115 students, 295 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 30.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 31.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 34.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) pixel (d) password
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 285 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 45 doctors and 195 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
Answer key
- nurses
- a recipe finder
- a reminder alarm
- doctors
- True
- “What should I cook?”
- 200
- teachers
- a recipe finder
- a homework planner
- a user need
- “I forget my homework”
- helps nobody well
- True
- a feature
- 40
- “Small text is hard”
- a homework planner
- a bus tracker
- True
- 125
- a pocket-money tracker
- 135
- 95
- 165
- the people who use it
- a user need
- 25
- teachers
- a problem a user has
- False
- True
- to build what they need
- persona
- 530
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- a big-text reader
- a share button
- nurses
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