The wording of your questions should be simple and unambiguous. Do not ask leading
questions or questions based upon presumptions. Avoid double-barrelled questions.
The pre-test of a research instrument is an integral part of instrument construction. As
a rule, the pre-test should not be carried out on your sample but on a similar population.
Step I On a separate piece of paper, draw a table as shown below, then list all your
subobjectives, research questions and hypotheses in the first column and
work through the other columns listing the required information.