Choose the correct answer for each question. You should aim for 90% or more for this quiz

1. Identify whether this is a well or badly designed question. "What grades did you get for your GCSEs?"

   1.   ?    Badly designed
   2.   ?    Well designed

2. Is this a direct or indirect question? "Please complete ten sentences about yourself starting with the phrase 'I am'..."

   1.   ?    Indirect
   2.   ?    Direct

3. "Harry and Hermione want to help Ron, who is hard-up. Should they take him out for the day, lend him money or buy him a present?" Is this a direct or an indirect question about people's attitudes to money?

   1.   ?    Indirect
   2.   ?    Direct

4. Is this a pre-coded or open response? "I was very bored in Sociology today, but at least it'll soon be over."

   1.   ?    Pre-coded
   2.   ?    Open
   3.   ?    It could be either

5. "Would you describe yourself as poor?" Is this a well designed or badly designed question?

   1.   ?    Well designed
   2.   ?    Badly designed

6. Is this a pre-coded or open-ended question? Which of the following do you think is most boring? (1) a tutorial with Chris (2) a lesson with Chris (3) doing this

   1.   ?    Pre-coded
   2.   ?    Open-ended

7. Where in a questionnaire or interview schedule would you place this question - "Have you ever been a victim of racism?"

   1.   ?    At the beginning
   2.   ?    In the middle
   3.   ?    Towards the end

8. Which one of the following is NOT an indirect question?

   1.   ?    You ask a respondent what they think about inequality
   2.   ?    You give a respondent some attitude statements and ask whether s/he agrees with them
   3.   ?    You give a respondent a case study about inequality and ask them to choose from three possible causes of action

9. Which of the following is NOT an ethical consideration in research?

   1.   ?    Assuring respondents that their responses are confidential
   2.   ?    Obtaining a sample which is representative of the relevant target population
   3.   ?    Giving respondents a choice about whether to take part in the research

10. Is this a well or badly designed question? "Do you agree that social class is irrelevant to our lives in modern Britain?"

    1.   ?    Badly designed
    2.   ?    Well designed