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.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 205 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 185 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 170 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 8.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 140 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 9.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 250 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 11.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 13.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 40 doctors and 25 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 95 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 18.👥 A school app has 105 students, 40 teachers and 110 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a phone setting (d) a type of button
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 35 coaches and 40 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 190 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 27.👥 A library app has 280 readers, 200 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 195 coaches and 60 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 31.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 32.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) persona (d) protocol
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 280 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A school app has 165 students, 230 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 35.👥 A school app has 130 students, 225 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 36.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 265 coaches and 285 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 38.🎯 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
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 40.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a dark mode switch
- 585
- a user need
- False
- a feature
- 435
- 85
- 110
- 605
- a reminder alarm
- False
- a user need
- False
- patients
- 685
- False
- a recipe finder
- 255
- ask and watch users
- a big-text reader
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- 160
- 265
- a bus tracker
- a homework planner
- 775
- a feature
- the people who use it
- players
- a share button
- persona
- 360
- 65
- teachers
- True
- fans
- a big-text reader
- a feature
- False
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