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 user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 270 coaches and 110 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 5.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 7.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 9.👥 A school app has 115 students, 75 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 45 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 17.👥 A school app has 290 students, 160 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 18.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 95 coaches and 270 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 200 doctors and 210 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 22.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 24.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 175 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 25.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 40 doctors and 80 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 235 doctors and 130 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 245 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A school app has 60 students, 235 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 220 doctors and 260 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 115 coaches and 125 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 37.👥 A school app has 275 students, 165 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 290 doctors and 125 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- “I forget my homework”
- coaches
- a water reminder
- “Small text is hard”
- a problem a user has
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- a big-text reader
- parents
- a user need
- False
- persona
- a dark mode switch
- 210
- a recipe finder
- a search bar
- parents
- helps nobody well
- a bus tracker
- 175
- nurses
- False
- False
- 45
- False
- patients
- “What should I cook?”
- patients
- coaches
- a feature
- a feature
- True
- teachers
- patients
- players
- a share button
- parents
- a pocket-money tracker
- 505
- False
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