Surveys can be composed of open-ended or close-ended questions. Open ended questions have the following benefits except for ____________________.

Question

1)allowing a more exhaustive list of response possibilities
2)alerting us to the multiple dimensions in a topic
3)evoking rather brief responses from respondents
4)conveying a richness of feeling often missing from closed questions

Answer 1

And your answer is?

Answer 2

Ms. Sue,
I believe that the answer is 4. (conveying a richness of feeling often missing from closed questions, because open-ended questions often provide richer information.)

Answer 3

Please re-read the question, especially "except for" -- how do those two words affect which answer is to be chosen?

Answer 4

Writeeacher,

3)evoking rather brief responses from respondents

Since closed-ended questions are typically multiple choice.

Answer 5

Right!

Answer 6

Thank you!

Answer 7

You're welcome.

Be sure you're on the look-out for those backwards phrased questions. The word "except" usually indicates you're looking for the opposite of what you THINK you're looking for!