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) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 2.👥 A school app has 270 students, 160 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a phone setting (d) a colour theme
- 5.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 185 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 205 patients, 95 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 8.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 30 coaches and 120 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 14.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) pixel (d) persona
- 15.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 16.👥 A school app has 215 students, 220 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 155 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 20.👥 A school app has 65 students, 205 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 21.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👥 A school app has 160 students, 30 teachers and 255 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 24.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 20 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 28.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 29.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 85 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A school app has 260 students, 265 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 32.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 33.👥 A school app has 185 students, 95 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 38.👥 A school app has 295 students, 140 teachers and 110 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 39.👥 A school app has 120 students, 190 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
Answer key
- a reminder alarm
- students
- False
- a problem a user has
- 100
- a water reminder
- 110
- ask and watch users
- a user need
- False
- the people who use it
- 230
- “I keep missing the bus”
- persona
- False
- 505
- a user need
- 410
- “Small text is hard”
- teachers
- True
- parents
- a recipe finder
- True
- False
- a feature
- 50
- False
- 470
- 720
- a search bar
- False
- students
- a big-text reader
- a bus tracker
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- students
- 380
- a dark mode switch
Free app development lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/app-development-for-students