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.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 5.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 230 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 95 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 30 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 11.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 13.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 180 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 15.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 110 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 17.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 18.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 190 doctors and 220 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 70 coaches and 285 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 85 doctors and 130 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 23.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 65 doctors and 140 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 35.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 300 doctors and 140 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 37.👥 A school app has 30 students, 255 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 38.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- False
- True
- the people who use it
- 5
- a homework planner
- doctors
- “I keep missing the bus”
- patients
- a water reminder
- False
- a recipe finder
- readers
- a search bar
- 335
- a bus tracker
- to build what they need
- False
- nurses
- 435
- a homework planner
- patients
- True
- False
- a share button
- 480
- a feature
- False
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- a user need
- a water reminder
- helps nobody well
- doctors
- 195
- False
- False
- True
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