1MA0 Higher June 2012 Paper 2 Q3
3 Pradeep wants to find out how much time people spend playing sport.
He uses this question on a questionnaire.

(a) Write down two things wrong with this question. (2)
(b) Design a better question for Pradeep’s questionnaire to find out how much time people spend playing sport. (2)
| Answer | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| reasons | 2 | 1st aspect : time frame 2nd aspect : overlapping boxes 3rd aspect : not exhaustive (eg. no box for more than 4) B2 any two aspects (B1 any one aspect) |
| Answer | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| How much time do you spend playing sport each week/month None 1 hr to 2 hrs 3 hrs to 5 hrs More than 5 hrs | 2 | B1 for a suitable question which includes a time frame and unit (the time frame and unit could appear with the response boxes) B1 for at least 3 non-overlapping response boxes (need not be exhaustive) or at least 3 response boxes exhaustive for all integer values of their time unit (could be overlapping). [Do not allow inequalities in response boxes] |