Question 1
James wishes to see how frequently people attend the gym over the course of a week.
James wants to design a questionnaire to find out this information.
4 possible options are shown below.
select the most appropriate questionnaire James should use.
A:
B:
C:
D:
CORRECT ANSWER: D
WORKED SOLUTION:
Answer A:
1. The question doesn’t give a time frame for when they are being asked about.
2. The possible responses aren’t exhaustive, there isn’t an option for “never”.
Answer B:
1. The possible responses have overlap; which box would somebody who goes twice a week tick?
Answer C:
1. The question doesn’t give a timeframe for when they are being asked about.
2. The possible responses have overlap; which box would somebody who goes twice a week tick?
Answer D:
This question gives a time frame and the possible responses are exhaustive, all people can answer.
Level 4
Question 2
Arifah wishes to see how much water people drink a day.
Arifah wants to design a questionnaire to find out this information.
4 possible options are shown below.
Select the most appropriate questionnaire Arifah should use.
A:
B:
C:
D:
CORRECT ANSWER: A
WORKED SOLUTION:
Answer A:
1. The possible responses are too vague and don’t really make sense for the question.
Answer B:
This question gives the required timeframe and the possible responses are exhaustive with no overlap.
Answer C:
1. The wording of the question means that the answer will depend on what time the individual answers the question.
2. The possible responses are too vague, they don’t mention the units of what they have been drinking. Is it glasses of water, bottles of water, or something else?
Answer D:
1. The possible responses have different units, which would lead to confusion.
Level 4
Question 3
Katie has recently started a new job as marketing director for a supermarket and wants to find out what people think of a new brand of cereal, C-Real. Choose the most appropriate question and answers.
Katie wants to design a questionnaire to find out this information.
4 possible options are shown below.
Select the most appropriate questionnaire Katie should use.
A:
B:
C:
D:
CORRECT ANSWER: A
WORKED SOLUTION:
Answer A:
The question is relevant to what Katie is trying to find out and isn’t leading. The possible responses have no overlap and are exhaustive.
Answer B:
1. The question doesn’t ask what Katie is trying to find out.
2. The possible responses to this question aren’t exhaustive; there are more types of cereal.
Answer C:
1. The question is leading.
2. The possible responses to the question aren’t exhaustive, some people might have no opinion.
Answer D:
1. The question doesn’t ask what Katie is trying to find out.
2. The possible responses to this question aren’t exhaustive; there may be other reasons.
Level 4
Question 4
Lingmin wants to know what the mother tongue of people on her course is.
Lingmin wants to design a questionnaire to find out this information.
4 possible options are shown below.
Select the most appropriate questionnaire Lingmin should use.
A:
B:
C:
D:
CORRECT ANSWER: D
WORKED SOLUTION:
Answer A:
1. This question doesn’t fulfil what Lingmin is trying to find out.
2. The possible responses aren’t exhaustive, what if somebody speaks more than 3 languages?
Answer B:
1. Possible responses aren’t exhaustive.
Answer C:
1. This question doesn’t fulfil what Lingmin is trying to find out.
Answer D:
Although the possible responses doesn’t have a box option for all languages, the use of “Other:_____” gives individuals to write down their mother tongue.
Level 4
Question 5
Karin wants to know how tall her classmates are.
Karin wants to design a questionnaire to find out this information.
4 possible options are shown below.
Select the most appropriate questionnaire Karin min should use.
A:
B:
C:
D:
CORRECT ANSWER: C
WORKED SOLUTION:
1. The possible responses have mixed units, which can be confusing.
2. The possible responses aren’t exhaustive, 181cm is more than 180cm but less than 6 feet.
Answer B:
1. The possible responses don’t give information as to how tall the individuals are.
2. The possible responses are relative, what is tall to one person might be short to another.
Answer C:
The possible responses don’t have overlap and include an option for people who don’t know.
Answer D:
1. The answers aren’t exhaustive, there will be people who don’t know how tall they are.
Level 4