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 feature (b) a user need
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 55 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 55 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 7.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 8.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 160 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 12.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 290 doctors and 210 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 95 coaches and 20 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 16.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 60 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 17.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 20.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 70 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 21.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 250 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 300 doctors and 220 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 24.👥 A school app has 50 students, 125 teachers and 270 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 65 doctors and 180 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 27.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) password (d) persona
- 28.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 185 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 29.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 34.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 270 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 260 doctors and 285 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 39.👥 A school app has 270 students, 80 teachers and 145 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 235 doctors and 95 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
Answer key
- a user need
- “I forget my homework”
- a water reminder
- 390
- volunteers
- “What should I cook?”
- the people who use it
- readers
- a dark mode switch
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- ask and watch users
- doctors
- a homework planner
- players
- 65
- True
- False
- to build what they need
- readers
- 430
- a feature
- doctors
- 445
- True
- nurses
- persona
- 150
- False
- a feature
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- a search bar
- True
- 245
- a user need
- True
- nurses
- students
- doctors
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