Preview - can't select a portion of created PDF

Hi All,
I'm not new the support community (have been able to resolve many an issue by searching), but this is the first time I'm posting.
So, I've created a document via Pages and then saved it as PDF (using the print dialog box). It's a form I use for work. The form works mostly like a charm, even check boxes, etc. However, there are three rows of text I have on the second page that I cannot highlight for the life of me. The problem is that those are the three lines in which I (of course) need to be able to highlight text.
The relevant part of the form is set up as follows (with [ ] denoting a check box):
Intro Text (w/12 pt space after paragraph)
[ ] Text 1     (tabbed space)     Option 1 / Option 2 / Option 3 (etc.)
[ ] Text 2     (tabbed space)     Option 1 / Option 2 / Option 3 (etc.)
[ ] Text 3     (tabbed space)     Option 1 / Option 2 / Option 3 (etc.)
[ ] Text 4     (tabbed space)     Option 1 / Option 2 / Option 3 (etc.)
[ ] Text 5     (tabbed space)     Option 1 / Option 2 / Option 3
(lots of tabbed space)             Option 4 / Option 6 (etc.
(space)
Other text
The bottom two rows (rows 4 & 5) in that list consisting of Text 1-5 can be highlighted just fine - I can highlight any portion, even individual letters. The Intro Text and the text following the list can also be highlighted normally. Even the parts that read "Text 1/2/3" can be highlighted, but I can't highlight the individual options in lines 1-3. The only time that will highlight is if I highlight everything top to bottom, and only after I get past the paragraph starting with Line 5, Option 4. And in that case it highlights everything, not individual options.
I've posted a couple of screenshots below to help a bit. Anyone has any input? I can't make it work at all. I edited and re-edited the original Pages doc a million times. I can't figure things out on the Preview side of it either. Please help!
For reference:
OS is Mavericks with all new relevant updates.
Screenshots:
Example of cannot highlight in row 1-3:
Example of all rows highlighted:
This is what I need to do in each individual row (right now only works for rows 4 & 5):

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