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: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 80 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 20 doctors and 125 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (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 clinic app has 75 patients, 70 doctors and 170 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 13.👥 A library app has 165 readers, 170 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 190 doctors and 195 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 20.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 22.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 23.👥 A school app has 165 students, 170 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 24.🎯 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
- 25.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 27.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 110 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 255 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 285 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 30.👥 A school app has 230 students, 160 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 31.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 70 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 300 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 75 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 38.👥 A school app has 270 students, 280 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) password
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
Answer key
- a user need
- a feature
- 175
- 105
- a user need
- the people who use it
- a share button
- a recipe finder
- a problem a user has
- 100
- a dark mode switch
- to build what they need
- 25
- a water reminder
- a big-text reader
- patients
- a homework planner
- a bus tracker
- “What should I cook?”
- ask and watch users
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- 25
- helps nobody well
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 165
- 390
- librarians
- 100
- True
- a feature
- True
- 65
- 655
- a user need
- 200
- 805
- persona
- a reminder alarm
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