Questionnaire

Name (optional):_______________________________

Sex: ( ) Male ( ) Female

Ethnicity

Directions: Please answer each question by ticking the number that can best indicate what
you really do while reading in English. The numbers stand for the following responses.

1=This statement is never or almost never true of me

2= This statement is usually not true of me
3= This statement is somewhat true of me
4= This statement is usually true of me
5= This statement is completely or almost completely true of me

Please choose a number quickly after you finish reading each statement.

1. I grasp the main idea of the material while reading English. 1 2 3 4 5

2. I turn to dictionaries when coming across new words in the English 1 2 3 4 5
reading.
3. I do not bother with the grammatical structure of sentences while 1 2 3 4 5
reading in English.
4. I predict the main idea of the whole passage from its title or subtitles. 1 2 3 4 5
5. I guess the meaning of new words by analyzing their roots or prefixes 1 2 3 4 5
or suffixes.
6. I do not pay attention to the implied meaning of the reading material. 1 2 3 4 5
7. When I read English articles, I skip the words that are new to me. 1 2 3 4 5
8. I pause and analyze the structure of sentences when reading in English. 1 2 3 4 5
9. I try to guess the main ideas of the text on the basis of pictures, charts 1 2 3 4 5
or figures.
10. I try to understand complicated sentences by analyzing their structure. 1 2 3 4 5
11. I grasp the gist of the reading material through quickly reading the first 1 2 3 4 5
and the last paragraphs.
12. I guess the meanings of new words in context when reading in English. 1 2 3 4 5
13. I try to interpret the writer’s intention while reading in English. 1 2 3 4 5
14. I overlook the sentences with complicated structures. 1 2 3 4 5
15. I use simple words to replace difficult ones in sentence understanding. 1 2 3 4 5
16. I predict the main idea of the whole passage from key words. 1 2 3 4 5
17. I try to grasp the general idea of a sentence before going to read the 1 2 3 4 5
next sentence.

Thanks for your help and cooperation.