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 reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 275 doctors and 190 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 25 doctors and 120 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 180 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 11.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 215 doctors and 140 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 20 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 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
- 20.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 175 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 22.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 24.👥 A school app has 240 students, 135 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) persona (d) protocol
- 26.🎯 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
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 40 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 30.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 70 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 31.👥 A school app has 230 students, 280 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 32.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 220 doctors and 200 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 38.👥 A school app has 230 students, 180 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 39.👥 A school app has 210 students, 110 teachers and 135 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 30 coaches and 35 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
Answer key
- “I forget my homework”
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- a user need
- doctors
- a feature
- False
- a feature
- 435
- readers
- the people who use it
- a bus tracker
- a water reminder
- a dark mode switch
- 475
- False
- a user need
- 340
- helps nobody well
- True
- volunteers
- False
- a big-text reader
- 490
- persona
- to build what they need
- a pocket-money tracker
- a user need
- 160
- 180
- 260
- True
- patients
- a share button
- a reminder alarm
- “Small text is hard”
- “I keep missing the bus”
- students
- 100
- players
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