The topic explained
Look at the advice about making a questionnaire (a list of questions for doing a poll or study). Then add the headings below in the correct places.
Period 5 / Integrated skills
- communications technology
- modal verbs of probability (could / might / may and will)
- expressing different levels of certainty
- different uses of will as a modal verb or future form
- using going to and the present continuous tense for future events
- writing questionnaires
Planning a questionnaire and reading its results
- Group 1:
- What do you want to achieve?
- How easy will it be to analyse the information you get?
- Who is your questionnaire aimed at?
- Group 2:
- How long will it be? (Shorter is better.)
- Are the questions in a sensible order? (Moving from general to particular is best.)
- Group 3:
- Will they give you the information you want?
- Are they simple and clear?
- Can they be answered by everyone?
- Group 4:
- Does it work as you expected?
- Is there anything you need to change or add?
Now hear how a real questionnaire is finished.
Period 6 / Writing
Writing, sharing and analysing your own questionnaire
Work in small groups. Plan your own questionnaire.
Next, look at the kinds of question you can ask.
| Open | Closed | Ordering | Multiple choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is your opinion of this website? | Do you own a smartphone? | Please put these reasons in order of importance for you. | Which of these do you use for studying? |
- Closed: YES / NO
- Ordering: (1 = most important, 6 = least important)
- Multiple choice: (Please tick any that apply) (Select more than one response)
- Library books
- TV
- Internet
- Newspapers