Division of Fractions

A good survey question should be clear and specific.
An effective question is: "What is your favorite food?"

• Why it's good: It's an open question, which means everyone can give their own unique answer. This gives you lots of interesting data.
• What you learn: You can discover which foods get the most votes and are the most popular in your class.

Another good example is: "What is your favorite fruit?" This is more specific and makes the answers easier to group.

Write a survey question to find out about your classmates' favorite school subjects.

You can ask this question in two ways: as an open question or a closed question.

1. Open Question: "What is your favorite subject at school?"
   This lets students answer anything, like "Math," "Art," or even "lunchtime!"
2. Closed Question (with choices): "Which of these is your favorite subject: Math, Science, Reading, or Art?"
   This is useful when you want to compare specific subjects. It makes your data easy to count and turn into a bar chart.

Both types of questions are good for different reasons!

Write a survey question to find out about your classmates' favorite weekend activities.

To get a wide variety of ideas, an open question is best.
A great question would be: "What is your favorite activity to do on the weekend?"

• Why it's good: This question encourages everyone to share what they truly enjoy, whether it's "playing video games," "visiting my grandparents," or "riding my bike."
• What you learn: You might discover that many different activities are popular. After you collect the answers, you can group them into categories like "Sports," "Family Time," and "Creative Activities" to make a bar chart.