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Leisure Time Questionnaire
1. Choose three words to best describe what leisure means to you. Explain why you picked those
words.
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. What do you commonly do when you have a half hour or an hour free? List three activities.
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. What are your leisure activities when you have a half day or a full day free? List three
activities.
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. What do other people want you to do during your leisure time (your parents, teachers` friends)?
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. Why do people have vacations? What, for you, is the ideal vacation? What does this tell you
about
yourself?
_______________________________________________________________________________
6. When does leisure time become work? Consider these examples: gardening vs farming; partying
vs entertaining for business; cooking vs being a chef; tinkering with cars vs being a mechanic;
sewing vs working as a seamstress or tailor.
_______________________________________________________________________________
7. List leisure time facilities available to you in your community and school (e.g., YMCA and YWCA,
recreation centre, arena, etc.).
_______________________________________________________________________________
8. Which of the following benefits does leisure time provide for you? Place a check mark next to
them.
___ relaxation ___ cultural growth ___ social growth
___ recreation ___ ideas about future careers ___ increased self-awareness
___ variety ___ physical growth ___ educational development
___ stimulation ___ mental growth ___ other (specify)
___ enjoyment ___ spiritual growth
9. What are you looking for in your leisure time experiences?
____________________________________________________________________________
Source: One step at a time, Educational and Career Explorations, Intermediate Division, Ministry of
Education, Ontario,
1984.
Grade 9 Module: Career Awareness, Exploration, and Planning
Handout No. 4 "Leisure Time Questionnaire"

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  • 1. 1 Leisure Time Questionnaire 1. Choose three words to best describe what leisure means to you. Explain why you picked those words. _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What do you commonly do when you have a half hour or an hour free? List three activities. _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What are your leisure activities when you have a half day or a full day free? List three activities. _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What do other people want you to do during your leisure time (your parents, teachers` friends)? _______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Why do people have vacations? What, for you, is the ideal vacation? What does this tell you about yourself? _______________________________________________________________________________ 6. When does leisure time become work? Consider these examples: gardening vs farming; partying vs entertaining for business; cooking vs being a chef; tinkering with cars vs being a mechanic; sewing vs working as a seamstress or tailor. _______________________________________________________________________________ 7. List leisure time facilities available to you in your community and school (e.g., YMCA and YWCA, recreation centre, arena, etc.). _______________________________________________________________________________ 8. Which of the following benefits does leisure time provide for you? Place a check mark next to them. ___ relaxation ___ cultural growth ___ social growth ___ recreation ___ ideas about future careers ___ increased self-awareness ___ variety ___ physical growth ___ educational development
  • 2. ___ stimulation ___ mental growth ___ other (specify) ___ enjoyment ___ spiritual growth 9. What are you looking for in your leisure time experiences? ____________________________________________________________________________ Source: One step at a time, Educational and Career Explorations, Intermediate Division, Ministry of Education, Ontario, 1984. Grade 9 Module: Career Awareness, Exploration, and Planning Handout No. 4 "Leisure Time Questionnaire"