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: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 3.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 35 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 4.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 5.👥 A school app has 115 students, 210 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 6.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 55 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 155 coaches and 40 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 10.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 115 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 295 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 13.👥 A school app has 170 students, 80 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 17.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 295 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 20 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 21.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 22.👥 A school app has 35 students, 260 teachers and 175 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 26.👥 A school app has 115 students, 55 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 150 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 205 coaches and 155 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 225 coaches and 165 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 31.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 275 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 32.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 130 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 33.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 34.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) persona (d) pixel
- 36.👥 A school app has 30 students, 120 teachers and 265 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 270 coaches and 55 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 140 coaches and 230 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 40.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a feature
- “I forget my homework”
- 10
- ask and watch users
- 20
- 220
- a user need
- 260
- False
- readers
- 55
- “What should I cook?”
- 350
- helps nobody well
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- 600
- a user need
- 195
- the people who use it
- to build what they need
- teachers
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 435
- patients
- 80
- a water reminder
- coaches
- librarians
- readers
- a problem a user has
- False
- persona
- parents
- coaches
- True
- fans
- False
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