Questionnaire on English Reading Comprehension

Name__________ Gender __________ Major ___________

This questionnaire is designed for research purpose. The information collected will not be used
for any other uses. There are no right or wrong answers. We will appreciate your cooperation
and help.
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.

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I grasp the main idea of the material while reading English.

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

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