Questionnaire for Reading Habit

INSTRUCTIONS:
Below you find a series of questions related your reading habit. Although you are asked to write
your name, the answers to the questions will remain anonymous. Please answer them truthfully.
There are no right or wrong answers. Try to answer all of the questions.

I. Demographic information
Name : Syarif HIdayat
Age : 19 Years Old
Gender : Male

II. Reading habit

1. The amount of time spent on reading a day
a. Less than 1 hour
b. 2 to 3 hours
c. 3 to 4 hours
d. More than 4 hours
Answer: A

2. The length of time of having reading habit

a. I have read English since I was in elementary school
b. I have read English since I was in junior high school
c. I have read English since I was in senior high school
d. I have read English since I was in senior high school
e. I have read English since I was in university
f. I read only when it is assigned by my teachers/lecturers
g. I rare read English
Answer: F

3. The types of texts to be read

a. I read various kinds of reading texts
b. I only read fiction texts such as drama, short story, novel, comic strips, legend, fairy tales,
and poem.
c. I only read nonfiction texts such as newspaper, magazines, leaflet, menu, letters, diaries,
textbooks on various topics, travel brochures, and advertisements.
Answer: C

4. The number of books to be read

a. I read five books every week.
b. I read less than five books every week.
c. I read more than five books every week.
Answer: B

5. The purposes of reading English texts,

a. I read English for pleasure.
b. I read English for doing assignments.
c. I read English for improving my knowledge.
d. I read English because my parents support me to read.
e. I read English to improve my English skills.
f. I read English to spend my spare time
Answer: B

6. Motivation to read English

1
 a. I read English although my parents do not provide me with English books.
b. I read English because my parents provide me with a lot of English books.
c. I read English because my parents also read English.
d. I read English because my parents support me to read.
e. I have no motivation to read English because English is difficult.
f. I read English although it is difficult.
g. I read English because my teachers/lecturers support me to read.
h. Reading is my pastime activity.
Answer: G

7. Topics of interests
a. news
b. music/ entertainment
c. sport
d. fashion
e. food
f. Others (…………………………………………………………….)
Answer: B, Technology and History

8. Reading preference
a. offline materials
b. online materials
Answer: B

9. The types of materials you read

a. textbooks
b. Newspaper
c. magazine
d. poem/poetry
e. short story/novel
f. Advertisement
g. e-mail
h. facebook
i. Instragam
j. Twitter
f. Others (………………………………………………………………….)
Answer: A, I and some others online sources

III. Factors that hinder reading habit

a. lack of motivation
b. non-availability of resources
c. heavy use of social media
d. cost of information resources
e. Others (………………………………………………………………….)
Answer: A and my own flawless at knowledge especially in grammar and vocabulary

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