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 app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 4.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 20 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 145 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 8.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 9.👥 A school app has 85 students, 55 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 165 coaches and 290 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 295 doctors and 135 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 15.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) wins every prize (d) is easy to build
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 110 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 18.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 140 doctors and 85 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 50 coaches and 200 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 21.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 125 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 155 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 26.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 245 doctors and 130 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A school app has 195 students, 120 teachers and 230 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 32.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 30 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 235 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 37.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 60 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 115 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
Answer key
- a big-text reader
- a homework planner
- a share button
- True
- a feature
- 315
- 20
- a problem a user has
- parents
- 510
- doctors
- a user need
- True
- persona
- helps nobody well
- “I forget my homework”
- 60
- False
- patients
- 150
- True
- a feature
- 30
- a user need
- 230
- the people who use it
- a reminder alarm
- a dark mode switch
- 535
- False
- parents
- readers
- a feature
- 475
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- 440
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- 185
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