Girls Survey

Reading Interest Survey
Name_Girls___________________________


Put a check mark next to each kind of reading you enjoy.
_1____history _1____travel ___3__plays
___2__sports ___2__science fiction ___5__adventure
__7___romance ____3_detective stories __2___war stories
__3___poetry ___0__car stories ___4__novels
___2__biography __3___supernatural stories __1___astrology
___9__humor __2___folktales ____1_how-to-do-it books
____5_mysteries ___1__art ____1_westerns
Other (please be specific)_____0____________

Do you ever read the newspaper? Yes: 5 no: 7
If ‘yes’, place a check next to the part of the newspaper listed below
you like to read.
__0___Advertisements __3___Entertainment __0___Columnists
__2___Headlines __4___Comic Strips __2___Political Stories
_3____Current Events ___2__Sports ___1__Editorials
_____Others: (please list)

Put a check mark next to each kind of movies or television you enjoy.

__7___Action___5__Adventure ___8__Comedy
_1____Classics ___5__Crime ___2__Documentary
_5____Drama_5____Family __3___Fantasy
__5___Horror ___4__Musical __5___Mystery
___5__Romance ___2__Science Fiction __1___Sports
___2__Suspense ___4__Thriller ____2_War
___1__Westerns

Other (please be specific)_________________


How do you decide what to read? Be specific.


• Back cover (and/or front, front page): 7
• Ask people: 2
• Genres they already like
• Anything they can relate to

When and where do you like to read? List as many places as you can think of.

Where

• At home: 6
• Outside (in a tree, swingset): 6
• Room (on bed): 5
• School: 3
• Other people’s houses
• Car
• A quiet place
• Anywhere

When

• For fun
• To relax
• Bored
• School

Where do you get the books you read? List all of the places.

• School: 7
• Family(home): 4
• Library: 4
• Bookstore: 4
• Online





What do you enjoy about reading?
• Characters: 2
• When I can relate to it
• Plot
• Picturing story in mind
• Romance books
• Something to do
• Learning
• New words
• Getting into it
• Crime books



What stops you from reading? List as many things as you can think of.



• Being social: 5
• Boring book: 4
• Other activities: sports, tv, exc.: 4
• Teachers (being forced to read, exc.): 2
• Chores: 2
• Homework
• Fatigue
• Loud environments/distractions
• Not having books




What other activities do you enjoy? Circle all.

Watching movies 14
Exercising 10
Hanging out with friends 10
Dancing 10
Music 10
Watching TV 9
Spending time with your family 8
Sports 7
Video or computer games 7
Writing 7
The outdoors 7
Drawing/art 6
Board games 5
Church or community groups 3
Theater 2
Other (please be specific):________Relaxing, Myspace, Camping, Mudding, swordplay, snowboarding, cell phones, rock climbing, skating, basketball, working on cars, fixing things, ___________