Student Interest Inventory

How much do you really know about your childs interests? Try to answer these questions
the way you think your child might have responded during the first week of school.

1. My best friend(s) is (are)

___________________________________________________________________________________ .

2. I would like my room to be the color _______________________________________________ .

3. In my spare time, I _________________________________________________________________ .

4. I get embarrassed the most when ___________________________________________________ .

5. My favorite sport (to play) is ________________________________________________________ .

6. My favorite kind of music (or group) is ______________________________________________ .

7. The person outside of my family who has influenced me the most is

________________________________ because __________________________________________ .

8. My favorite subject in school is _____________________________________________________ .

9. My least favorite subject in school is ________________________________________________ .

10. The accomplishment that I am most proud of is _____________________________________ .

11. The television show I hate to miss is _________________________________________________ .

12. The hobby I enjoy most is __________________________________________________________ .

13. If I could have anything in the world, it would be ____________________________________ .

14. My favorite teacher is ________________________________. Grade or Subject _____________

15. I really get angry when _____________________________________________________________ .

16. I do or do not feel liked by other students at school. (Circle one)

17. I would like my future career to be __________________________________________________ .

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18. My greatest disappointment was ____________________________________________________ .

19. I wish I were better at ______________________________________________________________ .

20. My choice for a vacation place would be _____________________________________________ .

21. The book I most recently read was __________________________________________________ .

22. My favorite family occasion is _______________________________________________________ .

23. My favorite food is _________________________________________________________________ .

24. The food I dislike the most is ________________________________________________________ .

25. I think I am good at ________________________________________________________________ .

26. My most prized possession is ________________________________________________________ .

Whats Your Score?

If you score between 20 and 26, you are a top-notch observer and listen well to
the likes and needs of your child.

Scoring between 15 and 20 means you know quite a bit about your child, but
could improve.

Between 0 and 14 means you and your child might not be communicating as
much as you should.

If you are unhappy with your score, it is not too late. Begin to discuss the items on the
inventory and spend more time communicating about things that are important to
you and your child. Perhaps have your son or daughter take the Interest Inventory
about you!

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