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INTERESTS Worksheet
This time... you should put a TICK next to each task if you REALLY LIKE DOING IT.
If you are unsure, or if you know you don't like doing that task, then leave it blank.
You will notice that some of the statements are similar to those in the Abilities Worksheet... but this time you are saying whether you LIKE DOING THEM!
GROUP ONE
- working with people
- being with people
- meeting people
- talking to people
- learning about people
- being friendly
- cooperating with others
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GROUP TWO
- numbers
- graphs
- calculating machines
- solving maths problems
- budgeting
- making decisions
- keeping things in order
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GROUP THREE
- listening to people
- doing things for people
- talking things over
- understanding people
- keeping people happy
- being interested in others
- helping people in trouble
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GROUP FOUR
- writing stories
- spelling
- reading papers
- reading magazines
- reading books
- using libraries
- writing about books, plays or events
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GROUP FIVE
- writing letters
- remembering things
- sorting things
- checking lists
- filing paperwork
- using typewriters
- housework
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GROUP SIX
- designing things
- making things
- using simple tools
- using simple machines
- using your hands
- mending/repairing things
- working with wood OR cloth OR metal OR leather, etc.
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GROUP SEVEN
- painting
- drawing
- sketching plans/designs
- making things
- designing things
- making up stories/acting
- using your imagination
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GROUP EIGHT
- walking
- sunbaking
- exercising
- picnics, B.B.Q.'s
- working outdoors
- being with plants/animals
- outdoor sports/events
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GROUP NINE
- help sick people
- try to cure illness
- help old people
- learn first aid
- prevent/treat disease
- know how the body works
- help people recover from sickness, etc.
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GROUP TEN
- study plant life
- learn new things
- chemistry experiments
- study stars and planets
- see how things work
- study tissues/fluids
- collect and study rocks
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COUNT UP THE NUMBER OF TICKS you have for each group, and then record them below:
Group One .... Group Two .... Group Three .... Group Four.... Group Five....
Group Six .... Group Seven .... Group Eight.... Group Nine.... Group Ten ....
Now......
onto the summary sheet to find out what it all means.
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