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: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 5.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 6.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 8.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 265 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 11.👥 A school app has 65 students, 140 teachers and 220 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 12.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 14.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 18.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 19.👥 A school app has 265 students, 190 teachers and 145 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 20.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 145 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 65 coaches and 45 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 23.👥 A school app has 95 students, 35 teachers and 220 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 25.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 27.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 260 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.👥 A school app has 260 students, 105 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.👥 A school app has 190 students, 110 teachers and 200 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 170 doctors and 300 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 36.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 205 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 145 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 39.👥 A school app has 160 students, 85 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- a feature
- a homework planner
- False
- a water reminder
- to build what they need
- a dark mode switch
- “I keep missing the bus”
- the people who use it
- a feature
- 110
- parents
- False
- a share button
- ask and watch users
- “I forget my homework”
- a homework planner
- a pocket-money tracker
- a problem a user has
- students
- volunteers
- a user need
- players
- parents
- a recipe finder
- False
- persona
- 15
- a user need
- 640
- False
- a feature
- 10
- nurses
- True
- a reminder alarm
- 120
- doctors
- a big-text reader
- 85
- a user need
Free app development lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/app-development-for-students