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 recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 20 coaches and 40 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 4.👥 A school app has 185 students, 265 teachers and 215 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 5.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 6.👥 A school app has 110 students, 275 teachers and 170 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 300 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 195 doctors and 165 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 110 coaches and 200 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 13.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 14.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) persona
- 15.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 75 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 295 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 125 doctors and 195 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👥 A school app has 115 students, 145 teachers and 180 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 110 coaches and 20 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 28.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 29.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 90 doctors and 35 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 170 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 30 coaches and 255 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A school app has 275 students, 125 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 80 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 39.👥 A school app has 145 students, 190 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
Answer key
- True
- True
- 10
- 30
- helps nobody well
- 555
- a problem a user has
- “I forget my homework”
- a user need
- 225
- 560
- 5
- ask and watch users
- persona
- False
- 390
- False
- a feature
- False
- True
- False
- a homework planner
- 35
- 370
- False
- parents
- players
- the people who use it
- False
- “Small text is hard”
- 175
- False
- a water reminder
- a feature
- librarians
- 330
- 585
- 60
- 600
- “I keep missing the bus”
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