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.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 90 coaches and 280 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 80 doctors and 95 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 140 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 10.👥 A school app has 105 students, 205 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 11.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 80 coaches and 200 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 13.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 240 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 215 doctors and 105 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 250 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 17.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 95 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 18.👥 A school app has 90 students, 50 teachers and 130 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 295 doctors and 95 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 105 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 23.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 150 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 210 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 26.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 40 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 260 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 135 coaches and 210 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 29.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) pixel (d) password
- 32.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 34.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 35.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 110 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 38.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 245 coaches and 180 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 40.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- a user need
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- players
- “I forget my homework”
- patients
- a feature
- librarians
- 75
- True
- 20
- readers
- 465
- a user need
- 130
- 60
- parents
- doctors
- a user need
- 195
- a dark mode switch
- 55
- 410
- a homework planner
- 285
- 495
- players
- False
- a feature
- persona
- ask and watch users
- a pocket-money tracker
- helps nobody well
- False
- True
- readers
- False
- 65
- True
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