Reading Genre Personality Test - Library Genre Activity - Middle School Library

Remember all those magazine quizzes we took as teens? This reading personality test is styled after those quizzes. Students LOVE this library genre activity! This version is designed to help secondary library students identify which reading genres are best for them.

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June 29, 2023: The 2023 Genre Personality Quiz update is ready!

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FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS READING PERSONALITY TEST:

• Recommended for: Grades 6+
• Lesson Duration: 2-3 library lessons of 40-45 minutes each
• Number of pages: 114
• Formats: PowerPoint OR Google Slides, PDF
• Editable: YES, most text is editable. Genre Personality descriptions and Pet Peeves are not editable.
• Technology requirements: computer + projector + screen or wall (to use the PowerPoint), copier, paper, Google Classroom (optional)
• Student supplies: pen or pencil + one piece of paper or printable quiz

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL GET:

What's Your Genre Personality? Quiz presentation

• 28 PowerPoint or Google Slides (you need only one)
• This is the actual reading personality test. It's a presentation that walks students through questions about their own personalities, likes, dislikes, and preferences.
• Reading Personality test presentation includes scoring directions and all 12 Genre Personality profiles. in the last half of the presentation.
• Multiple genre recommendations are given for each Genre Personality. Because libraries have different genre sections, you can edit the recommended genres in all parts of this product. Make it work for your library!
• It's all ready to go! No prep is needed other than printing the quiz for students to follow along, if desired.
• Includes full directions for teacher and students.
• All questions and answers are editable.
• Genre Personality Profile descriptions and pet peeves are not editable. Recommended genres are editable.

Printable Reading Personality Test

• Students can follow along with the presentation and write their answers on the printable test.
• Includes 3-page test and 1-page "My Genre Personality" Reflections sheet.
• 4 pages total
• Editable in PDF, PowerPoint, and Google Slides formats.

"My Genre Personality" Google Form

• After determining their Genre Personalities (most students will have more than one Reading Genre Personality), students fill out this Google Form.
• Alternative to page 4 of the Printable Test.
• This is a great way for librarians and teachers to see student results and whether students think they are accurate for their personalities.
• I love this because I have all the students' Genre Personalities in a digital format.

24 Recommended Reads Bookmarks

• Side 1 is the Genre Personality description, pet peeves, and recommended genres.
• side 2 is a list of recommended book titles for each Genre Personality, sorted by age group (either middle school or high school and beyond)
• The Recommended Reads bookmarks include approximately 18-25 recommended reads EACH for middle school and for high school.
• All the titles and recommended genres are editable in PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF formats.
• Reading Genre Personality descriptions and not editable except for genres recommended.
• 24 pages

Full-Page Reading Genre Personality Profiles

• This is a larger version of the bookmarks, but it also includes the silhouette illustrations for each Personality.
• All suggested book titles and genres are editable, so you can make the recommendations fit your library.
• Includes MS and HS + adult Profiles
• Formats include PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF
• 24 pages

Lesson Plan

• Detailed, step-by-step instructions for prep, Day 1, Day 2, and after Day 2.
• Includes digital and face-to-face lesson plans.
• 9 pages, PDF only, not editable

Reading Genre Personality Description Cards

• These are great to hand out to students, teachers, and parents who want a small copy of their Reading Genre Personality Profile
• includes Answer Key (these can help students determine Genre Personality at-a-glance after the quiz
• 4 Personalities per page (you'll need to slice the copies into fourths)
• 4 pages total; only recommended genres are editable

THE 12 READING GENRE PERSONALITIES ARE:

• The Questioner
• The Escapist
• The Innovator
• The Realist
• The Erudite
• The Thrill-Seeker
• The Comedian
• The Amigue
• The Activist
• The Artist
• The Sports Fan
• The Naturalist

WHAT OTHER LIBRARIANS AND TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS READING PERSONALITY TEST

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Allison T. wrote, "This was fun to do with my students. Many commented on how accurate the test was. It was a good way to show them they might be interested in a different genre than what they originally thought." (used with Grades 6, 7, and 9)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jeri M. wrote, "This was such a great activity to do with my 6th-8th graders! I bought it last year and the students loved it. Doing it again with my students this semester and my 7th and 8th graders remember how fun it was last year and enjoyed seeing if their genre personalities changed. This will be a yearly activity for my students! Thankful for the updates in questions and books too!" (used with Grades 6, 7, and 9)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jessica B. wrote, "This was such a great way to start off my year with my 7th grade ELA class. It was fun to get to know students, as well as give them a guide of what books they would enjoy most. It is December and we still reference the book marks included in this resource when we are looking for new books to read. GREAT resource!" (used with Grade 7)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jessica C. wrote, "This is a very fun and reflective activity. My students completed it at the beginning of the year. I have continued to use their results to help them pick out books for their independent reading time. It was such a hit, that a couple of my administrators asked if they could take the survey as well. It was also fun having students share out the results in class and reflect on if the results seemed accurate to them." (used with Grades 9 and 10)

RELATED RESOURCES:

• What's Your Genre Personality? (elementary version, grades 3-6)
• What's Your Genre Personality? (Double Bundle--includes both elementary and secondary versions)
• What Mystery Genre Character Are You? Quiz
• Shelf Labels for Genrefied Libraries

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