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 cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) password (d) persona
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 6.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 140 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 11.👥 A library app has 280 readers, 300 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 200 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 245 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 16.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 55 doctors and 200 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 20.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 60 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.🎯 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 homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 205 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 50 doctors and 135 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 27.👥 A school app has 300 students, 195 teachers and 125 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 28.👥 A school app has 70 students, 100 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A school app has 290 students, 80 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 100 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 60 coaches and 75 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 240 doctors and 180 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 225 doctors and 25 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 38.👥 A library app has 120 readers, 140 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 39.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 145 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
Answer key
- True
- persona
- a big-text reader
- a big-text reader
- a homework planner
- True
- “Small text is hard”
- a feature
- a feature
- librarians
- 865
- a user need
- 480
- False
- doctors
- False
- a reminder alarm
- “I forget my homework”
- nurses
- 370
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- 70
- a user need
- ask and watch users
- 125
- students
- 245
- 455
- 235
- True
- players
- 40
- a feature
- doctors
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- librarians
- False
- 90
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