questionnaire

Meaning

1. 1nouncountable

   A printed or online list of questions given to many people to collect their answers.

   Grammar: Plural is questionnaires; people fill in or fill out a questionnaire.

   Patterns

   • fill in a questionnaire
   • a questionnaire about something
   • send out a questionnaire

   Every guest was asked to complete a short questionnaire about the hotel.

   The questionnaire took about ten minutes to fill in.

   Researchers mailed a questionnaire to two thousand households.

Word forms

Common combinations

fill in a questionnaire

Please fill in the questionnaire before you leave.

complete a questionnaire

Patients complete a questionnaire at their first visit.

online questionnaire

The college sent an online questionnaire to graduates.

design a questionnaire

It is hard to design a questionnaire without leading questions.

questionnaire responses

Questionnaire responses were mostly positive.

Synonyms and how they differ

survey

A survey is the whole study, including the analysis, while a questionnaire is only the list of questions.

poll

A poll is usually a short count of opinions, especially about voting, not a long form.

form

Form is more general and can request personal details rather than opinions.

quiz

A quiz tests knowledge and has right answers, whereas a questionnaire asks for views or facts.

Word family

question noun

a sentence that asks for information

question verb

to ask someone questions, or to doubt

questionable adjective

open to doubt

questioner noun

a person who asks questions

Commonly confused: questionnaire or questionaire?

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