1. When I read a story or other information I understand it.

Yes. I always understand the story or information.

I usually understand the story or information.

Sometimes I understand the story or information but sometimes I don't.

I often don't understand the story or information.

I rarely understand the story or information.

I never understand the story or information.

2. I use illustrations or titles to help me figure out what a story is about.

Always

Usually
 Sometimes

Rarely

Never

3. When I don't understand a word I use the information I have already read to guess its meaning.

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely
 Never

4. When you find a story or written information difficult to understand, do you give up or do you use strategies to help you understand?

I just give up.

I usually give up but occasionally try strategies.

I sometimes give up but other times I use strategies.

I usually use strategies but occasionally have to give up.

I always uses strategies and rarely have to give up.

If you said you use strategies, then list your strategies

5. I use a dictionary when I can't understand words.

Always
 Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

If you don't use a dictionary often, explain why here

6. When you read do you try to see the pictures in your head?

Always

Usually

Sometimes
 Rarely

Never

7. When you read do you...

Always Sometimes Usually Rarely Never

a) guess what
a) guess what will a) guess what will a) guess what will a) guess what will
a) guess what will
happen before you will happen before
read the story? happen before you happen before you read happen before you happen before you
you read the
read the story? Always the story? Sometimes read the story? Usually read the story? Rarely
story? Never

b)guess what will b)guess what will b)guess what will b)guess what will
b)guess what will b)guess what will
happen next, at
different places happen next, at happen next, at happen next, at happen next, at
happen next, at different
throughout the different places different places different places different places
places throughout the
story? throughout the throughout the throughout the throughout the
story? Sometimes
story? Always story? Usually story? Rarely story? Never

8. Do you ask yourself questions...

 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never

a) before you a) before you read a) before you read a) before you read the a) before you read a) before you read
read the
story? the story? Always the story? Usually story? Sometimes the story? Rarely the story? Never

b) during the b) during the b) during the b) during the b) during the
b) during the
story?
story? Always story? Usually story? Sometimes story? Rarely story? Never

c) after the c) after the c) after the c) after the c) after the
c) after the
story?
story? Always story? Usually story? Sometimes story? Rarely story? Never

9. When you read do you...

Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never

a) relate the story a) relate the story to a) relate the a) relate the
a) relate the story to
a) relate the story
to your own life? to your own your own story to your own story to your own
your own life? Always
life? Usually life? Sometimes life? Rarely life? Never

b) make a link to b) make a link to b) make a link to b) make a link to b) make a link to b) make a link
something similar
you have read?
something similar you something similar you something similar you something similar to something similar
have read? Always have read? Usually have read? Sometimes you have you have
 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never

read? Rarely read? Never

c) relate to c) relate to something

something else eg.
tv programmes else eg. tv programmes
watched? watched? Always