questionnaire

How to write a questionnaire

What is a questionnaire? It is a research tool used to create surveys. It has specific questions with the goal to understand a topic from the people's point of view.

What makes a good questionnaire? Keep your goal in mind Write clear and short questions You can write yes / no questions or wh- questions.

Our topic is healthy eating. Questions can be: How many fruits and vegetables do you usually eat in a week? How often do you eat fast food for dinner in a month? Do you try to avoid drinks or snacks with lots of sugar? What size of food do you usually have for meals? How often do you eat foods like chicken, fish or beans? YOUR TURN! You have ten minutes to write your own questions in your questionnaire template.

You have 6 minutes. Ask 3 different classmates your questions. Write their answers in your paper.

Get back in your group and read all the answers. Then answer the questions below in your paper.

1. How many people gave similar answers?
2. How many people prefer eating healthy food mostly?
3. How many people prefer eating fast food mostly?
4. According to your results, do the people eat healthily in general?

Next week you will share your questionnaire results with your class and discuss which groups have similar results.