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) True (b) False
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 35 doctors and 140 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 90 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.🎯 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 water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 9.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 10.👥 A school app has 100 students, 270 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 11.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) password (d) persona
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 210 doctors and 135 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 240 coaches and 230 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 17.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 285 coaches and 240 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 180 patients, 120 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 23.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 55 doctors and 140 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 26.👥 A school app has 110 students, 135 teachers and 25 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 27.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 45 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 230 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 30.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 50 librarians and 180 volunteers 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 reminder alarm
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 215 doctors and 230 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 180 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 34.👥 A school app has 255 students, 185 teachers and 90 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 140 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 36.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 110 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 45 coaches and 155 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 39.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
Answer key
- True
- 105
- True
- a bus tracker
- 210
- a user need
- a user need
- a water reminder
- a problem a user has
- 170
- persona
- doctors
- 585
- a user need
- a feature
- the people who use it
- True
- a water reminder
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 225
- patients
- a big-text reader
- helps nobody well
- a dark mode switch
- patients
- 110
- readers
- a feature
- 205
- 340
- a reminder alarm
- 745
- readers
- students
- players
- 445
- True
- players
- ask and watch users
- “What should I cook?”
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