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© BBC 2011 Collecting data - quiz L1 Level A 1. Standing outside a supermarket and asking people to take part in a survey produces a fair sample of the UK population. A) True B) False 2. Using a list of all the population and choosing people at random produces a fair sample. A) True B) False 3. The following is a leading question. Do you agree that giving your child a bottle is a really good idea? A) True B) False 4. The following is a leading question. How many DVD players do you have in your house? A) True B) False 5. Choose which of the options could answer the question about arrangements for a party What type of food should there be? A) £5 B) sandwiches C) in the park 6. Choose which of the options would not answer the question about films. What is you favourite type of film? A) Science fiction B) News C) Comedy
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Collecting data - quiz
L1
Level A
1. Standing outside a supermarket and asking people to take part in a survey produces a fair sample of the UK population.
A) True B) False
2. Using a list of all the population and choosing people at random produces a fair sample.
A) True B) False
3. The following is a leading question. Do you agree that giving your child a bottle is a really good idea?
A) True B) False
4. The following is a leading question. How many DVD players do you have in your house?
A) True B) False
5. Choose which of the options could answer the question about arrangements for a party What type of food should there be?
A) £5 B) sandwiches C) in the park
6. Choose which of the options would not answer the question about films. What is you favourite type of film?
A) Science fiction B) News C) Comedy
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7. In the following table about the use of a sports centre, how many students played football?
A) 1
B) 4
C) 5
D) 10
8. In the table above, about the use of a sports centre, how many more students used the gym than played football?
A) 1
B) 4
C) 5
D) 10
9. Which type of chart could not be used to represent the data?
A) Pie chart
B) Line graph
C) Bar chart
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10. Which chart shows the correct information?
A. B.
C. D.
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Level B
1. Choosing people from a workplace to take part in a survey produces a fair sample of the UK population.
A) True B) False
2. Using a list and choosing every 10th person produces a fair sample.
A) True B) False
3. The following is a leading question. Do you eat meat?
A) True B) False
4. The following is a leading question. Do you agree with the majority of people that bank workers earn too much?
A) True B) False
5. Choose which of the options could answer the question about TV viewing. How long do you spend watching TV in one day?
A) 1-2 hours B) Soaps C) Saturday
6. Choose which of the options would not answer the question about listening to music. What type of music do you like?
A) Jazz B) Rock C) CD
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7. The following data shows the ages of children of parents in a Family Mathematics group. How many are aged 2?
A) 4
B) 11
C) 13
D) 5
8. The table above shows the ages of children of parents in a Family Mathematics group. How many more are aged 3 than 1?
A) 8
B) 4
C) 5
D) 7
9. A bar chart could be used to represent the data in the table above?
A) True B) False
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10. Which chart shows the correct information?
A. B.
C. D.
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Level C
1. Using a telephone directory to choose people to take part in a survey produces a fair sample.
A) True B) False
2. Using a list and choosing the first 50 people produces a fair sample.
A) True B) False
3. The following is a leading question. Do you agree that drinking juice is healthy?
A) True B) False
4. The following is a leading question. How many times in the past week have you travelled by bus?
A) True B) False
5. Choose which of the options would not answer the question about holidays. Which country did you last visit on a holiday?
A) New York B) Spain C) Turkey
6. Choose which of the options would not answer the question about travelling to work. Which method of transport do mainly you use to get to work?
A) Train B) Bus C) Every day
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7. The following data shows the average highest temperatures across a year in Pakistan. Which month was it the hottest?
A) January
B) June
C) July
D) April
8. The data above shows the average highest temperatures across a year in Pakistan. What was the hottest temperature?
A) 40°C
B) 38°C
C) 41°C
D) 20°C
9. A pie chart could be used to represent this data?
A) True
B) False
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10. Which line graph shows the correct information?
A. B.
C. D.
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Level A
1. Standing outside a supermarket and asking people to take part in a survey produces a fair sample of the UK population.
The correct answer is: B. False. This would only have people able to shop at that time.
2. Using a list of all the population and choosing people at random produces a fair sample.
The correct answer is: A. True, although this is a difficult and time consuming procedure.
3. The following is a leading question. Do you agree that giving your child a bottle is a really good idea?
The correct answer is: A. True
4. The following is a leading question. How many DVD players do you have in your house?
The correct answer is: B. False.
5. Choose which of the options could answer the question about arrangements for a party What type of food should there be?
The correct answer is: B. Sandwiches. The other items are not food items.
6. Choose which of the options would not answer the question about films. What is you favourite type of film?
The correct answer is: B. News, this is not a type of film.
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7. In the table about the use of a sports centre, how many students played football?
The correct answer is: C. 5
8. In the table about the use of a sports centre, how many more students used the gym than played football?
The correct answer is: C. 5: (10-5).
9. Which type of chart could not be used to represent the data?
The correct answer is: B. Line graph - you need a number or time on the horizontal axis whereas these have sports.
10. Which chart shows the correct information?
The correct answer is: B.
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Level B
1. Choosing people from a workplace to take part in a survey produces a fair sample of the UK population.
The correct answer is: B. False. One workplace is not like another. There would be different views.
2. Using a list and choosing every 10th person produces a fair sample.
The correct answer is: A. True, although it is a difficult and time consuming procedure.
3. The following is a leading question. Do you eat meat?
The correct answer is: B. False
4. The following is a leading question. Do you agree with the majority of people that bank workers earn too much?
The correct answer is: A. True
5. Choose which of the options could answer the question about TV viewing. How long do you spend watching TV in one day?
The correct answer is: A. 1-2 hours.
6. Choose which of the options would not answer the question about listening to music. What type of music do you like?
The correct answer is: C. CD
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7. The data shows the ages of children of parents in a Family Mathematics group. How many are aged 2?
The correct answer is: B. 11
8. The data shows the ages of children of parents in a Family Mathematics group. How many more are aged 3 than 1?
The correct answer is: B. 4 (8-4).
9. A bar chart could be used to represent this data.
The correct answer is: A. True
10. Which chart shows the correct information?
The correct answer is: A..
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Level C
1. Using a telephone directory to choose people to take part in a survey produces a fair sample.
The correct answer is: B. False. Not everyone has a phone.
2. Using a list and choosing the first 50 people produces a fair sample.
The correct answer is: B. False, the first people on a list are likely to have some connection e.g. they may live together.
3. The following is a leading question. Do you agree that drinking juice is healthy?
The correct answer is: A. True
4. The following is a leading question. How many times in the past week have you travelled by bus?
The correct answer is: B. False
5. Choose which of the options wcould not answer the question about holidays. Which country did you last visit on a holiday?
The correct answer is: A. New York is a city not a country
6. Choose which of the options would not answer the question about travelling to work. Which method of transport do mainly you use to get to work?
The correct answer is: C. Every day
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7. The data shows the average highest temperatures across a year in Pakistan. Which month was it the hottest?
The correct answer is: B. June.
8. The data shows the average highest temperatures across a year in Pakistan. What was the hottest temperature?
The correct answer is: C. 41°C.
9. A pie chart could be used to represent this data?
The correct answer is: B. False, a pie chart could be drawn but it would not represent well the data which shows fluctuations over time.
10. Which line graph shows the correct information?
The correct answer is: C.
