Which word means a poll used to measure public opinion or the incidence of something in a society?

• A. Survey
• B. Survive
• C. Susceptible
• D. Tacit

Answer: (A)

Think of a word that refers to collecting data by asking questions to a sample of people to understand what they think or how often something occurs in a population. That is what a survey does: it’s a poll used to measure public opinion or the incidence of something across society. It’s a common tool in politics, market research, and public health.

The other words don’t fit this sense. Survive means to continue living; susceptible means likely to be affected or harmed by something; tacit means understood or implied without being stated.