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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 115 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 5.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 8.🎯 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
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 65 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 15.👥 A school app has 35 students, 135 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 17.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 18.👥 A school app has 185 students, 230 teachers and 40 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 19.🎯 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
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 190 coaches and 230 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 20 doctors and 65 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 215 coaches and 210 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 27.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 290 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 28.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 29.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 45 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 31.👥 A school app has 190 students, 155 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 160 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 30 doctors and 210 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 30 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 35.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 55 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 37.👥 A school app has 280 students, 85 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 260 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- a feature
- a user need
- 390
- a problem a user has
- False
- True
- a water reminder
- ask and watch users
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- 15
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- 215
- a search bar
- False
- teachers
- the people who use it
- 710
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- 245
- True
- a recipe finder
- 175
- 175
- to build what they need
- readers
- a pocket-money tracker
- 565
- 100
- 455
- readers
- persona
- players
- 540
- 415
- a homework planner
- a feature
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