Name

Interest Inventory
1. My attitude about reading is . . .

positive

neutral

negative

2. I choose to read books that are not assigned by the teacher . . .

often

sometimes

never

3. I read outside of school . . .

often

sometimes

never

4. I enjoy reading the following types of print:

books
magazines newspapers other
poems short stories plays
5. I like to read books from the following genres:

nonfictioninformational
historical fiction science fiction
nonfictionbiography sports fiction folktales
nonfictionautobiography poetry
picture books
realistic fictionadventure horror
multicultural fiction
realistic fictionhumor romance
graphic novels
realistic fictionclassics
modern fantasy
realistic fictionmystery traditional fantasy

(folktales, fairy tales, fables, legends,

myths)

6. Do you worry about what other people think about your reading?
7. Do you get nervous when you read aloud?
8. What is the best book you have ever read?

9. How do you decide what book to read next?

10.

When you come to a word you dont know, what do you do?

11.

What is your favorite subject?

12.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

13.

Do you participate in any sports, clubs, organizations, or other activities?

14.

What kinds of movies and TV shows do you like?

15.

If you had three wishes, what would they be?

16. If you had the chance to meet any famous person, living or dead, who would
it be?
17. If you could go on a trip to any place in the world today, where would you
go?
18.

What are some of your favorite things? (people, food, hobbies, colors, etc.)

Writing prompt:
When do you write?

What kinds of writing do you enjoy?

How do you decide what to write about?

I want to know more about you, so I am now going to ask you to write
something (5 minutes). You can write about anything you would like. I am going
to write too, and then we will share our writing with each other.