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 homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 205 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 165 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 7.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) needs no testing (c) wins every prize (d) is easy to build
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 10.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 20 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 11.👥 A school app has 180 students, 25 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 12.👥 A school app has 140 students, 50 teachers and 145 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 16.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 20 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 17.👥 A school app has 265 students, 20 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 18.👥 A school app has 250 students, 140 teachers and 155 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 295 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 23.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 24.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 25 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 26.👥 A school app has 195 students, 110 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 28.👥 A school app has 105 students, 170 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 190 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) protocol (d) persona
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 265 coaches and 295 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 220 doctors and 115 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 35.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 135 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 80 doctors and 180 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 37.👥 A school app has 185 students, 225 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
Answer key
- False
- False
- False
- True
- 535
- 40
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- ask and watch users
- 5
- 145
- parents
- a user need
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- volunteers
- students
- students
- a homework planner
- a feature
- 230
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- readers
- a share button
- 385
- a bus tracker
- teachers
- 455
- persona
- a user need
- 145
- doctors
- a search bar
- readers
- patients
- 105
- False
- a big-text reader
- a reminder alarm
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