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Check Out Your Interests
My Goal: I can identify my own interests that could lead to the choice of a future career.
What to Do: Read the directions for each section below. Check the responses that tell your true
feelings.
People – Information – Technology
Organize Your Information: Check each item according to how much you enjoy doing it. - Often/Fairly Often.
Sometimes, or Never/Hardly Ever.
Often/
Fairly
Often
Category
People
Information
Technology
Sometimes
Never/
Hardly
Ever
Enjoy being with people
Get along well with people
Like to talk with people
Want to help people.
Read books/magazines for information
Like to learn about new things
Take pride in knowing facts
Seek out information
Like to work with my hands
Enjoy repairing things
Want to know how things work
Good at figuring out how to put things together
Hobbies
Organize Your Information: What hobbies do you enjoy? Read the following list of hobby categories. In the
first column, make the word of the type of hobby you have or would like to have bold. Then write a
description of your specific hobby and tell why you enjoy it. For example, if you check “Collecting,” tell what
you collect – coins, stamps, etc. – and why you enjoy this hobby.
I Enjoy
Collecting:
Sports:
Music:
Reading:
Animals/Pets:
Sewing/Fashion:
Art/Drawing:
Cooking:
Other:
Type of Hobby, What I Do, and What I Enjoy Most
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Activities
Organize Your Information: What activities do you participate in outside of the classroom? What role do you
play in each activity? Are you in officer or a member? Below, in the first column make the words of the
activities you are involved in bold. Then describe your involvement.
I Enjoy
School Clubs (list and
describe each one):
Student Council/
Government:
Band/Orchestra/
Drama/Dance/ Singing:
Yearbook/ School
Newspaper:
Cheerleader/Pep Squad:
Sports (list each one):
Other (list and describe
each one):
Type of Activity and What I Do
Television Programs
Organize Your Information: Below, in the first column make the words of the type of TV programs you usually
watch each week bold. Then list your two or three favorite shows in each selected category.
I Enjoy
Sports Shows:
Adventure/Mystery:
Drama/Human Interest
Science Fiction:
Situation Comedies:
Cartoons:
Game Shows:
Music Shows:
News:
Soap Operas:
Informational/Educational
(history, Science, etc.)
Other:
Type of Shows I Watch and My Favorite Programs
School Subjects
Organize Your Information: Which school subjects are your favorites? In the first column make the words of
the subjects you do well in and like bold. Then describe what you like most about these subjects.
I Enjoy
English:
What I Enjoy Most
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Sciences:
Math:
Foreign Languages:
Social Studies/History/
Geography:
Computer Science:
Physical Education/Sports
Home Economics (for
example, cooking):
Industrial Arts (for
example, auto mechanics):
Music/Art/Drama:
Other:
Books and Magazines
Organize Your Information: When you read books and magazines, what types to you read? In the first column
make the words of the types you like to read bold. Then list your favorites..
I Enjoy
Sports:
Mechanics/Cars:
People/Celebrities:
Science:
Humor:
Fashion:
Space:
Animals:
Computers/Technology/
Video Games
Current News Events:
History:
Other:
What I Enjoy Most
Summarize Your Interests
Make a Decision: Look back at your answers in each category. Pick your top three choices in each section and
key them in the table below.
People – Information
- Technology
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
Hobbies
Activities
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Television Programs
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
School Subjects
Books/Magazines
Critical Thinking
1. Look at the interests listed above in “Summarize Your Interests.” List the three things you like to do the most.
a.
b.
c.
2. What types of jobs do you think might include these interests? For example, if you like to fix things, you might like a
career in computer repair or electronics. If you want to conduct research for your answer, please use the
Occupational Outlook Handbook website at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/.
3. Review all of your interests from this activity and make and discuss. IB MYP connections (Learner Profile, Approaches
to Learning, Global Contexts, international mindedness, etc.)