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) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 140 coaches and 270 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 8.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 280 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 9.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 60 doctors and 50 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 13.👥 A school app has 225 students, 65 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.👥 A school app has 130 students, 105 teachers and 200 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 18.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👥 A school app has 205 students, 95 teachers and 175 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 21.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 55 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 25.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 27.👥 A school app has 110 students, 175 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 28.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 29.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 95 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 31.👥 A school app has 255 students, 265 teachers and 270 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 235 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 34.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 35.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 37.👥 A school app has 95 students, 20 teachers and 180 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 95 coaches and 250 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 260 coaches and 265 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
Answer key
- “What should I cook?”
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- 40
- a feature
- True
- a bus tracker
- 200
- True
- the people who use it
- patients
- a reminder alarm
- students
- a user need
- False
- a feature
- parents
- True
- False
- students
- 515
- False
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- teachers
- ask and watch users
- a problem a user has
- players
- parents
- 420
- a water reminder
- persona
- True
- a search bar
- parents
- 180
- “I keep missing the bus”
- fans
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