Reading Interest Inventory

This series of questions are designed to help determine what students read.
Name: 


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Do you like to read?  *


  1. How much time do you spend reading a day?  *


  1. How many books do you own?  *


  1. Do you have a library card for any library other than school?*
    Yes
    No


  1. Put a check mark to the kind of reading you like best. (You can select as many as you want)*
    history
    sports
    romance
    poetry
    humor
    mystery
    travel
    science fiction
    detective stories
    stories involving cars
    folktales
    art or how to draw
    plays
    adventure
    war
    how-to-do-it books
    western or cowboys
    plays
    fantasy
    current events
    biography
    books about collecting things (stamps, coins, etc.)
    entertainment


  1. Do you read magazines or newspapers?*
    Yes
    No


  1. If you read the newspaper,what sections do you read? (Choose all that apply)
    Advertisements
    Headlines
    Current events
    Entertainment
    Sports
    Comic strips or funnies
    Columnists
    Political stories
    Editorials
    Special sections like home, life, etc.


  1. Do you subscribe to any magazines?*
    Yes
    No


  1. What are your hobbies or interests?*


  1. What are your top 2 favorite movies of all time?*


  1. Who are your favorite 2 actors/actresses, entertainers, or movie stars?*


  1. What kind of music do you listen to?*


  1. What is your favorite song?*


  1. What is the best thing about reading?*


  1. What is the worst thing about reading?*


  1. Have you ever read a series?*
    Yes
    No


  1. If you have read a series, what was that series?


  1. Rank these with the one you like most with a 1.
    Read to me, Read with me, Me read aloud, or Me read alone*
        1 2 3 4
    Read to me  
    Read with me  
    Me read aloud  
    Me read alone  





Mrs. Starke
Tech Director, MS Reading and Gifted Education Teacher
New Franklin R-1 Schools
New Franklin, MO