Reading behavior –Books
Name: ____________________________
Age: ______________________________
Gender: Male / Female
Contact no: ________________________
1. What kind of books do you prefer reading?
Fiction
Non-Fiction
2. Rank the following genres in the order of preference
A.)Fiction
Science fiction
Mystery
Western (example: life in the wild American west )
Fantasy
Romance
Horror
Action-Adventure
Crime
Humorous
Literary fiction
B.) Non- Fiction
Autobiography
Biography
Informational
Travelogues ( a work of literature describing a journey)
Spiritual
Self-help
Parable
Educational
3. Rate the following factors on a scale of 1-10
Price
Content
Attractiveness
Text,font,formatting and quality of the paper
Author and Publishing House
Best sellers
Genres
Accessibility and availability
4. Do you read and specific author within fiction or non-fiction books?
Yes
No
If yes, specify__________________________-
5. How do you rate yourself on a scale of 1-10 on following characteristics?
Sensitive
Emotional
Sympathetic
Apathetic
Romantic
Shy
6. You read books for:
Self- Development
Enjoyment
Escape
Other _____________
7. The books read by you are:
E-books
Original
Pirated
Borrowed
Second-hand
Others_______________
8. Match the following colum
Name of the book Author
[Link] inheritance of truth [Link] Byrne
[Link] [Link] Desai
[Link] of glory [Link] Mortenson
[Link] winner stands alone [Link] Archer
[Link] Secret [Link] Lee
6. Stones into schools [Link] Coelho
[Link] kill a mocking bird g. Malcolm Gladwell
9. When do you generally read a book?
Travelling
Bed-time
Leisure time
Anytime-Anywhere
10. How much do you spend annually on books?
Less than 1000
Rs. 1000-Rs. 4000
Rs. 4000 and above
11. You get influenced by other’s opinion and buy a book. To what extent do you agree with
this statement?
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
12. Are you aware of any promotional or advertising campaign undertaken by any book?
Yes
No
If yes, specify__________________________________
13. From where do you usually purchase books?
Streets
Malls
Book Centers
Airports/Railway stations
Others___________________
14. Do you identify with the books you read?
Yes
No
15. Tick you annual income group
Less than 100000
I00000-300000
300000-600000
600000-800000
Above Rs. 800000
16. Describe yourself in one word_________________________________________
17. You like reading books because________________________________________