[name] Primary School: Library survey on students’ reading
interests
Please help us to improve our Library by answering these
questions:
1. I am a: boy girl
2. I’m in year: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
3. I like to read fiction (stories) about (you may tick more than one answer):
Action and adventure
Sport stories
Fantasy
Detective and mystery stories
Friends, family / school life
Animal stories
Ghost stories
Funny stories
Stories about the past (history)
Graphic novels & comics
I also like to read stories about:
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4. I like to read picture books (Please fill out the rest of this question)
OR I do not read picture books (Please move on to next question)
Here are some of my favourite picture books: (Please list 3 or more of
your favourites – these may be picture books for younger readers, or
picture books for more mature readers):
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5. I enjoy reading books in a series. Here are some series that I like (you
can tick more than one):
Captain Underpants series
Freak Street series
Horrible Histories
Horrible Henry series
Judy Moody series
Cherub series
Other series that I enjoy reading are:___________________________
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6. I like to read non-fiction books about the following topics:
Sports and sports people
Space - planets, space travel, rockets
Dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures
Cars, trucks, trains, planes etc.
Folktales, fairy tales, myths and legends
Poetry
True adventure stories
Books of facts, e.g. Guinness Book of Records
True war stories
Survival stories (any kind)
Animals, e.g. horses, pets
I also like to read non-fiction about these topics:
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7. These are some of the hobbies and interests I have outside of school:
(Please list up to three things you most enjoy doing in your spare time,
e.g. skateboarding, netball, movies, play a musical instrument, etc.)
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8. Some books I would like the Library to buy are:
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Thank you for answering these questions. Your answers will help us improve
our school library.
The Library Team
[Name] School
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