Totals for Reading Survey

Reading Interest Survey
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*Important to note I surveyed close the amount of boys and girls, specifically 13 girls and 14 boys. There are 27 students total, most are freshman, but there are a few mixed high school grades as well).

Put a check mark next to each kind of reading you enjoy.
__6___history ___3__travel _4____plays
__6___sports __8___science fiction __15___adventure
__10___romance _6____detective stories _9____war stories
__3___poetry ___1__car stories __7___novels
__3___biography __10___supernatural stories __1___astrology
_17____humor __2___folktales _3____how-to-do-it books
__12___mysteries __3___art __3___westerns
Other (please be specific)__mystical, fantasy_______________

Do you ever read the newspaper? Yes: 14 no: 11
If ‘yes’, place a check next to the part of the newspaper listed below
you like to read.
_2____Advertisements __6___Entertainment _1____Columnists
_3____Headlines __6___Comic Strips __4___Political Stories
_8____Current Events _6____Sports _1____Editorials
_____Others: (please list)

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

__20___Action_16____Adventure __20___Comedy
_4____Classics _13____Crime __9___Documentary
_7____Drama__8___Family __12___Fantasy
_16____Horror __4___Musical __12___Mystery
_7____Romance _9____Science Fiction _6____Sports
_11____Suspense _15____Thriller _11____War
__3___Westerns

Other (please be specific)_____slasher____________


How do you decide what to read? Be specific.

• Back cover (and/or front, front page): 15
• Genres they already like: 3
• Ask people: 2
• Anything they can relate to




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

• Room (on bed): 13
• House: 11
• Outside (in a tree, swingset): 8
• School: 5
• Quiet places: 2
• Other people’s houses
• Somewhere comfortable
• Car
• Anywhere

When

• For fun
• To relax
• Bored
• School
• Whenever I get a chance





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

• Library: 14
• School:9
• Bookstore: 8
• Family/house: 7
• Other people
• Online



What do you enjoy about reading?
• Exciting parts, suspense: 4
• Learning new things: 3
• Characters: 3
• Fun/passes time: 3
• Seeing pictures in mind: 2
• No limit to imagination
• Expression/language
• Relaxing
• Plot
• Setting
• When I can relate to it
• Plot
• Romance books
• New words
• Getting into it
• Crime books



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

• Socializing: 8
• Boring book: 7
• Other activities (sports, tv): 7
• Homework: 3
• Loud environments/distractions: 3
• Chores: 3
• Not having book: 2
• Teachers (being forced to read, exc.): 2
• Fatigue: 2
• Being uncomfortable
• No pictures
• Peer pressure
• Not being able to find a book I enjoy
• Too long
• Working
• Too hard







What other activities do you enjoy? Circle all.

Watching movies 26
Watching TV 22
The outdoors 22
Hanging out with friends 22
Exercising 21
Spending time with your family 20
Music 20
Video or computer games 19
Drawing/art 13
Dancing 13
Board games 11
Writing 9
Sports 7
Church or community groups 6
Theater 5
Other (please be specific):_ Relaxing, Myspace, Camping, Mudding, swordplay, snowboarding, cell phones, rock climbing, skating, basketball, working on cars, fixing things, _____________________________