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Jessie wants to know what her classmates’ favourite chocolate bar is.
Select the method she should use that would give her first-hand data.
a. | Ask her classmates’ parents. | b. | Ask her classmates to select their favourite
chocolate bar from a list. | c. | Find out what the favourite chocolate bar of
the previous Grade 5 students is. | d. | Find out what the favourite chocolate bar of
the Grade 5 teacher is. |
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Curtis wants to know which type of transportation most students in his school
use. Select the method he should use to collect first-hand data.
a. | Ask the students’ grandparents. | b. | Find the information from Statistics
Canada. | c. | Survey the students in his school and ask them to choose from walking, bus, car, or
bike. | d. | Check the newspaper for information. |
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Select the method that would provide you with first-hand data.
a. | observe | c. | search the library | b. | search the Internet | d. | find information in a
magazine |
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Bianca wants to know what her classmates’ favourite author is. Select the
method she should use that would give her first-hand data.
a. | do an experiment | c. | observe her classmates | b. | do a
survey | d. | ask the
Librarian |
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Select the method that would provide you with second-hand data.
a. | do an interview | c. | do an experiment | b. | do a survey | d. | search the
newspapers |
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Which question would you answer using first-hand data?
a. | How many students in your class have blue eyes? | b. | How many students in
Grade 5 in Canada have blue eyes? | c. | How many students in Grade 5 in Edmonton have
blue eyes? | d. | How many students in Alberta have blue eyes? |
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Which question would you answer using first-hand data?
a. | How many families in Saskatchewan have 3 children? | b. | How many families in
Grade 5 in your school have 3 children? | c. | How many families in Canada have 3
children? | d. | How many families in Regina have 3 children? |
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Which method would you use to find out how long it takes for 1 L of water to
come to a boil?
a. | do a survey | c. | do an experiment | b. | do an interview | d. | ask a friend |
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Which method would you use to find out how many students use the recycling bin
in your class?
a. | do an experiment | c. | search the newspapers | b. | observe | d. | do
an interview |
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Which method would you use to find out how the students in your class spend
their vacation?
a. | do an experiment | c. | search the newspapers | b. | observe | d. | do
an interview |
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