Personal Reading Survey

Please answer an honestly and complete as possible
Name: 


  1. If you had to guess…
    How many books would you say you own? _____
    How many books would you say are in your house? ____
    How many books would you say you’ve read in the past year? _____


  1. How did you learn to read?


  1. Why do people read? List as many reasons as you can think of.


  1. What, in addition to books, do people read?


  1. What does someone have to do in order to be a “good reader”?


  1. What kinds of books do you like to read?


  1. What, besides books, do you like to read?


  1. How do you decide what you will read?



  1. Who are your favorite authors/writers?


  1. Have you ever re-read a book? List the title(s) of anything you’ve read
    more than once.


  1. Outside of school, how often do you read?


  1. In general, how do you feel about reading?





Mrs. Shoulders
8th Grade ELA Instructor
Northeast Middle School
Clarksville, TN