Long passages

Questions 1-10

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

• (A) The history of surveys in North America

• (B) Problems associated with interpreting surveys

• (C) The principles of conducting surveys

• (D) The importance of polls in American political life

2. The pronoun "they" in paragraph 1 refers to ………………………..

• (A) North Americans

• (C) interviews

• (B) news shows

• (D) opinions

3. According to the passage, the main disadvantage of person on-the-

street interviews is that they ………………….

• (A) are used only on television

• (B) are not carefully worded

• (C) reflect political opinions

• (D) are not based on a representative sampling

4. The word "precise" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to

………………….

• (A) planned

• (B) accurate

• (C) rational

• (D) required

5. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is most important for

an effective survey?

• (A) An interviewer's ability to measure respondents' feelings

• (B) A sociologist who is able to interpret the results

• (C) A high number of respondents

• (D) Carefully worded questions

6. The word "exercise" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ………..

• (A) utilize

• (B) consider

• (C) design

• D) defend

7. The word "elicit" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to …………….

• (C) predict

• (B) rule out

• (A) compose

• (D) bring out

8. It can be inferred from the passage that one reason that sociologists

may become frustrated with questionnaires is that ………………..

• (A) questionnaires are often difficult to read

• (B) questionnaires are expensive and difficult to distribute

• (C) respondents often do not complete and return questionnaires

• (D) respondents are too eager to supplement questions with their own

  opinions

9. According to the passage, one advantage of live interviews over

questionnaires is that live interviews ………………………

• (A) cost less

• (B) minimize the influence of the researcher

• (C) can produce more information

• (D) are easier to interpret

10. Which of the following terms is defined in the passage?

• (A) Survey

• (B) Public opinion

• (C) Representative sampling

• (D) Response rate