GCSE
Mathematics
Targeting Grade C
Handling Data
Unit 5 Questionnaires
If not you need
Can you…
TOP: Answer the following
questions honestly
• Identify a biased question
Practice 1: Which of these are
poor questions and why
•Write an unbiased question
Practice 2: How do I write a good
question
•Design a suitable questionnaire
Practice 3: Writing questions for
different situations
Try a test
TAIL
TOP: Answer the following and consider why you are giving a particular answer
and how you feel about answering the question.
1)
You do like chips, don’t you?
2)
Have you ever cheated in an exam?
3)
How much T.V. do you watch?
0 – 2 hours
2 – 5 hours
5 – 6 hours.
4)
I really like Italian food. You do too, don’t you?
5)
How much money do you get each week?
Not much
Some
Enough
Lots.
Lesson
Practice 1: Look at the following questions. Decide which are leading
questions (trying to get you to give a specific answer), which are too vague
(not clear about time or meanings) or which have overlapping answer.
1)
How much time do you spend on homework?
2)
How much time do you spend on homework each day?
0 – 2 hours 2 – 4 hours
4 – 6 hours
3)
You don’t spend enough time on your homework, do you?
4)
You like going to see films at the cinema, don’t you?
5)
How often do you go to the cinema?
Never
Occasionally
Frequently
Often
What do you eat for lunch?
Salad
Chips
Pizza
Fruit
6)
Lesson
Burgers
A lot
Practice 2: For the following poor questions, re-write them so they are
un-biased and give correct options.
REMEMBER:
1)
Set a specific time period e.g. day, week, month
Make options specific e.g. times, clear words
Check for overlaps, especially in time
How often do you go to the cinema?
Never
Occasionally
Frequently
Often
A lot
2)
You don’t spend enough time on your homework, do you?
3)
How much time do you spend on homework each day?
0 – 2 hours
2 – 4 hours
4 – 6 hours
4)
What do you eat for lunch?
Salad
Chips
Pizza
Lesson
Burgers
Fruit
Practice 3: Design three suitable questions for each of the following topics.
1)
Where a member of your class went on holiday last year.
2)
What the favourite sport is of the others in your class
3)
What the favourite type of food/restaurant is for the other members
of your class
Lesson
TAIL
For each of the following questions, say what is wrong with it and then write
a better question.
1)
You do like maths, don’t you?
2)
Have you ever stolen anything?
3)
How old are you?
4)
How many times do you go to the cinema?
Never
1 – 2 times
2 – 3 times
5)
3 – 5 times
What is your favourite type of restaurant?
Are you ready for
the answers ?
Next
Answers
1) Leading question – do you like maths? Yes/No
2) Too personal – would you ever steal anything?
Yes/no
3) Too personal – how old are you?
0 – 15 years
16 – 30 years
31 – 45 years 46 or more
4) Overlapping times, time limit not specified – how
many times do you go to the cinema in a month?
0
1–2
3–4
5+
5) Too vague – what type of restaurant do you
prefer?
Chinese Indian Steak
Fast food
Other (please specify)
Lesson