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 share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 115 coaches and 295 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 25 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 5.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 285 librarians and 170 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 85 doctors and 200 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 25 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 125 coaches and 60 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 165 patients, 175 doctors and 50 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 17.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 18.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 235 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A school app has 175 students, 265 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 22.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 80 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 215 coaches and 260 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 26.👥 A school app has 215 students, 270 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 27.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 45 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 265 coaches and 240 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 30.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 220 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 220 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 115 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 37.👥 A school app has 265 students, 135 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 38.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 39.👥 A school app has 180 students, 285 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 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”
- fans
- 315
- a dark mode switch
- librarians
- 330
- a user need
- a feature
- 60
- a search bar
- a reminder alarm
- to build what they need
- a feature
- “I keep missing the bus”
- coaches
- doctors
- helps nobody well
- True
- a feature
- 475
- teachers
- readers
- “What should I cook?”
- 540
- “Small text is hard”
- 140
- volunteers
- 710
- a bus tracker
- False
- a user need
- True
- 495
- True
- 795
- 55
- students
- ask and watch users
- 505
- True
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