Interest Inventory

35 questions to get to know what makes you YOU
Name: 


  1. What do you like to do in your free time?
    listen to music
    hang out with friends
    play sports
    read books
    exercise
    watch TV or movies
    play video/computer games
    spend time outside
    work on something productive
    surf the net
    work with my hands
    paint balling
    spend time with family
    other


  1. What do you usually do after school, in the evenings, or on weekends or vacations?
    listen to music
    hang out with friends
    play sports
    read books
    exercise
    watch TV or movies
    play video/computer games
    spend time outside
    work on something productive
    surf the net
    work with my hands
    paint balling
    spend time with family
    other


  1. What are your favorite sports?
    swimming
    wrestling
    hunting
    basketball
    soccer
    football
    baseball
    softball
    volleyball
    track
    hunting
    auto racing


  1. Do you participate or mainly observe your favorite sports?
    participate
    mainly observe


  1. Do you like to work with your hands/make things?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you have pets?
    yes
    no


  1. Do you collect things?
    yes
    no


  1. Do you take private lessons? If so, what?
    No
    Yes, piano
    Yes, tennis
    Yes, pitching/hitting
    Yes, instrument
    Yes, voice
    Yes, art
    Yes, other


  1. About how many hours a day do you watch TV during the week?
    >1
    1-2
    2-4
    4+


  1. About how many hours a day do you watch TV during the weekend?
    >1
    1-3
    3-5
    5+


  1. What TV programs do you like?


  1. How often do you attend movies?
    1x/month
    2x/month
    3x/month
    4 or more times per month
    once in a while
    rarely


  1. About how many hours a day do you listen to music during each day?
    >1 hr
    1-2 hrs.
    2-4 hrs.
    4+ hrs.


  1. What singers do you like?


  1. What musical groups do you like?


  1. Do you have a computer at home?
    yes
    no


  1. Do you like to read?
    yes
    no


  1. If you like to read, what type of books do you like?


  1. Are there any books you especially liked? If so, name them:


  1. Do you like magazines? If so, which ones?


  1. Do you read newspapers? If so, what parts?


  1. Do you enjoy hearing someone read or tell stories?
    yes
    no


  1. Do you use the school library?
    Often
    seldom
    never


  1. What would you like to do after finishing school?
    attend a 4-year college
    attend a 2-year college
    join the military
    work
    travel


  1. Do you like school?
    Yes, almost everything about it
    Yes, generally most of the time
    Some days
    Not usually
    No! Are you kidding?


  1. What subject do you like least?
    science
    English
    math
    art
    history
    P.E.
    teachers
    students
    music
    computers


  1. What subject do you like best?
    science
    English
    math
    art
    history
    P.E.
    teachers
    students
    music
    computers


  1. In what subject do you get your best marks?
    science
    English
    math
    art
    history
    P.E.
    teachers
    students
    music
    computers


  1. In what subject do you get poor marks?
    science
    English
    math
    art
    history
    P.E.
    teachers
    students
    music
    computers


  1. Has any member of your family been to college? If so, who?


  1. What is one thing you really hope happens this year in English class (personal or in general?


  1. What is one thing you really hope happens this year in school (personally or in general)?


  1. What is one thing you really hope does NOT happen this year in English class (personally or in general)?


  1. What is one thing you really hope does NOT happen this year in school (personally or in general)?


  1. Do you feel safe in English class, like you can be the "real you"?
    Yes
    Kind of
    No





Mrs. Hartwig
English/Literacy Teacher
ACGC High School
Guthrie Center, IA