1. ROMEO AND JULIET Pre-Reading Survey

2. DIRECTIONS Read each statement. Decide if you: strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each statement. Then, write the statement in the appropriate box on your worksheet. Read each statement. Decide if you: strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each statement. Then, write the statement in the appropriate box on your worksheet.

3. My family is incredibly important to me. STATEMENT #1

4. Boyfriends or girlfriends are more important than family. STATEMENT #2

5. I’ve been in love before. STATEMENT #3

6. It’s wrong to keep secrets from your parents. STATEMENT #4

7. Girls fall in love faster than boys. STATEMENT #5

8. Teenagers don’t know what true love really feels like. STATEMENT #6

9. It is important to spend a lot of time with someone to make sure that you love him/her before you marry him/her. STATEMENT #7

10. A boyfriend or girlfriend is worth killing yourself over. STATEMENT #8

11. People should be at least 16 before they have a serious boyfriend or girlfriend. STATEMENT #9

12. You should know someone for at least one year before you marry him/her. STATEMENT #10

13. Family feuds lead to stronger relationships. STATEMENT #11

14. Your parents should approve of the people that you choose to date. STATEMENT #12

15. If my parents didn’t like my boyfriend or girlfriend, I wouldn’t date him/her. STATEMENT #13

16. If my parents didn’t like my boyfriend or girlfriend, I wouldn’t marry him/her. STATEMENT #14

17. Arranged marriages make life easier. STATEMENT #15

18. Children should trust parents to make the right choice in finding a husband or wife for them. STATEMENT #16

19. I would continue to date a person my parents HATED. STATEMENT #17

20. Teens should not get married. STATEMENT #18

21. If I am attracted to someone, I’ll find a way to see him or her even if my parents tell me not to. STATEMENT #19

22. It is possible to die of a broken heart. STATEMENT #20

23. It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. STATEMENT #21

24. Being separated from one you love is worse than death. STATEMENT #22

25. It is better to take love slowly than to rush into things and act on impulse. STATEMENT #23