READING NEEDS QUESTIONNAIRE

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Appendix A
STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE FOR READING-PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT
[adapted from Cunningham’s (2015) Appendix A]

A. Demographic Information
1. Gender: Male
2. Age:

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3. What languages can you speak? Please list all that apply. English, Russia
4. Please check one that demonstrates your current English proficiency level
Elementary (A1)
Advanced (C1)

Pre-inter (A2-B1)
Proficiency (C2)

Intermediate (B1)

Upper-inter (B2)

5. Please check all that apply:
I am an English major
I am an English graduate
I studied English at the high school
13 years
Others (please specify how many years you have studied English): __________________

6. Please check all that apply:
I use English mostly for…
daily communication

academic study

theology study

blessing

Others (please specify): __________________
7. Please check all that apply:
I think reading competency is useful for:
my academic study

my general English study

my work

my theology study

philosophy study
Others (please specify): __________________
8. Please check all that apply:
I have previously practised English reading stategies and skills for the below test(s):
IELTS

TOEFL

TOEIC

PTE

FCE
Others (please specify): __________________

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B. About an entrance exam to an academy

B1 for 6 English levels in Vietnam, IELTS
9. How many months have you studied English for the exam? 3
10. What’s the highest level of reading proficiency you plan to complete? 5.5

C. Reading Skills in English
Please answer these questions
For each statement, please circle the number under the appropriate heading.
1 = Strongly Disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Agree
4 = Strongly Agree
11. The teacher asks me general questions about the content of a
text. I can locate and understand general information (content)
quickly to answer him.
12. I can get the topic (the general idea) of the text quickly

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13. I can find specific information in a text quickly

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14. I can identify main ideas and supporting details accurately.

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15. I can read sentences and paragraphs quickly.

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16. I understand the overall structure of texts I read.

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17. I know the author’s purpose for writing the text that I am
reading.
18. I can identify author’s point of view
19. I can paraphrase some information in the text

20. I can identify important information in the text
21. When I read, I understand most of the words immediately.
22. I can guess the meanings of words I don’t know
23. I understand the grammar of texts I read.
24. I understand texts with complex structures.
25. I can remember various details during the time I read a text
26. I can make inferences to get implied message in a text
27. I can summarize mainpoints in a text

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28. It is easy for me to talk about things I have read.

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29. I can ask questions about things I read.

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30. The reading materials in my classes are interesting.
31. I have enough free time to read outside of class.
32. I often read in English for school or work.

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What traits does effective reading possess?
(This text is simply for your reading enjoyment, NOT part of the survey above)
The following summary is adapted from Becoming a Nation of Readers (1985). It outlines the
factors involved in skilled reading:
"Skilled reading is constructive. Becoming a skilled reader requires learning to reason about
written materials using knowledge from everyday life and from disciplined fields of study."
"Skilled reading is fluent. Becoming a skilled reader depends upon mastering basic processes to
the point where they are automatic, so that attention is freed from the analysis of meaning."
"Skilled reading is strategic. Becoming a skilled reader requires learning to control one's

reading in relation to one's purpose, the nature of the material, and whether one is
comprehending."
"Skilled reading is motivated. Becoming a skilled reader requires learning to sustain attention
and learning that written material can be interesting and informative."
"Skilled reading is a lifelong pursuit. Becoming a skilled reader is a matter of continuous
practice, development, and refinement."

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