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.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 4.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
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 70 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 7.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 8.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 145 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 10.👥 A school app has 25 students, 40 teachers and 90 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 13.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 155 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 15.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) persona (d) password
- 16.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 170 doctors and 190 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 18.👥 A school app has 55 students, 175 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👥 A school app has 130 students, 290 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 21.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 24.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 210 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 25.👥 A school app has 290 students, 75 teachers and 145 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 26.👥 A school app has 145 students, 170 teachers and 25 parents 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.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 30.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 25 coaches and 160 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 145 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 55 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 36.👥 A school app has 30 students, 265 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 37.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 25 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 40 coaches and 115 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 40.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- the people who use it
- “Small text is hard”
- a search bar
- “What should I cook?”
- a feature
- 210
- helps nobody well
- 585
- a problem a user has
- parents
- a user need
- a dark mode switch
- False
- 150
- persona
- to build what they need
- nurses
- 395
- True
- 160
- a reminder alarm
- a feature
- a share button
- volunteers
- students
- 340
- a feature
- a water reminder
- a user need
- True
- players
- a recipe finder
- 365
- 360
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 110
- True
- 235
- players
- False
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