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) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 175 doctors and 300 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 6.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 170 doctors and 265 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 45 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 85 coaches and 45 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 13.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 14.👥 A school app has 110 students, 20 teachers and 140 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 60 coaches and 105 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 19.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 21.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 255 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 22.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 300 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 125 doctors and 280 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 190 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 26.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A school app has 250 students, 40 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 90 coaches and 215 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 30.👥 A school app has 175 students, 50 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 33.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 65 doctors and 230 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 37.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 38.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 255 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 39.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 40.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- “I forget my homework”
- a feature
- “Small text is hard”
- nurses
- a search bar
- persona
- a water reminder
- a feature
- nurses
- a feature
- 325
- players
- to build what they need
- 270
- False
- False
- players
- a pocket-money tracker
- the people who use it
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 210
- 420
- nurses
- a recipe finder
- nurses
- True
- 310
- fans
- “What should I cook?”
- 25
- a big-text reader
- a big-text reader
- a problem a user has
- 20
- a water reminder
- a recipe finder
- a reminder alarm
- 155
- ask and watch users
- True
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