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 water reminder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 4.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 6.🎯 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 big-text reader
- 7.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 135 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 240 coaches and 200 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 65 coaches and 160 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 14.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 15.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 170 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 19.👥 A school app has 90 students, 215 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 20.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 24.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 115 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 25.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 26.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 145 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 29.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 145 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 30.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 255 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 36.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 200 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 37.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 140 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 40.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 65 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
Answer key
- False
- a dark mode switch
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- to build what they need
- a homework planner
- 5
- a homework planner
- a recipe finder
- players
- a big-text reader
- a reminder alarm
- players
- persona
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- nurses
- teachers
- False
- True
- a feature
- False
- 145
- a problem a user has
- the people who use it
- a water reminder
- 20
- 100
- True
- “Small text is hard”
- 600
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- a bus tracker
- 160
- False
- False
- 25
- 220
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