Remember all those magazine quizzes we took as teens? This reading personality test is styled after those quizzes to create the ultimate fun reading activity that uncovers every student’s unique reading genre interest!
Whether you want to launch a genre unit, kick off the school year, or re-energize your library checkout routines, this highly engaging Reading Genre Personality Test captures students’ attention immediately. It functions as a comprehensive fun reading activity designed to tap into an authentic reading genre interest, making it the absolute favorite fun reading activity for students in Grades 3-6! Multiple genre recommendations are given for each genre personality.
Click here for the secondary version for 6th grade and up.
This engaging lesson includes:
- Interactive Test Presentation (28 Slides)
- Walks students through questions about likes, dislikes, and preferences.
- Includes built-in scoring directions and 12 distinct personality profiles.
- All quiz answers are editable in Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides.
- Tailor quiz questions, answers, and book recommendations to match your specific library catalog layout.
- Printable & Digital Quiz Sheets (4 Pages)
- Editable in Microsoft PowerPoint, PDF file, or interactive Google Slides
- Includes a student tracking quiz and a “My Genre Personality” Reflections Sheet.
- Comes with interactive Google Slides and an auto-grading Google Forms version.
- Double-Sided Bookmarks with Book Lists for each of 12 Genre Personalities (36 pages)
- Side 1: Genre Personality descriptions.
- Side 2: Curated, vetted reading recommendations.
- Fully text-editable black and white layouts for high-volume library printing.
- Includes legacy lists (2022–2025) to track older popular titles still on your shelves.
- Full-page Genre Personality Profiles (24 pages)
- A larger version of the bookmarks featuring both color and black-and-white illustrations.
- Includes separate lists tailored for upper-elementary (Grades 3-6) and bonus early-elementary tracks (Grades K-3).
- Library Lesson Plans and Teacher Tools (11 page)
- Library Lesson Plan (6 Pages): Step-by-step instructions for prep, day-by-day execution, and follow-up.
- Answer Key Cards (1 Page): Fast-tally cards to help students calculate their results quickly.
- Description Cards (4 Pages): Mini profile printables perfect for parent handouts or student folder clips.
- Answer Key Cards (1 page)
- NOT editable, PDF file, four (4) cards per page
- These will tell students what their Personalities are based on their answers.
- Printable Genre Personality Description Cards (4 pages)
- NOT editable, PDF file
- These are great to hand out to students and parents who want a small copy of their Genre Personality Profile
The 12 Genre Personalities and Sample Questions:
Students will discover if they are The Questioner, The Escapist, The Innovator, The Realist, The Erudite, The Thrill Seeker, The Comedian, The Bestie, The Hero, The Artist, The Sports Fan, or The Naturalist by answering questions like:
- Right now, you would rather be…
- Pick a career…
- Choose a place…
- You wake up alone on a deserted island. What’s your reaction?
- Which emoji best represents you?
Standards Addressed:
AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text.
- Explore – A.1. – C.1.
- Engage – A.1. – D.1.
Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
© Copyright 2010 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.10.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.10.
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Norma Fletcher (verified owner) –
Great Product. I used this with my 6th grade library students. They loved finding out their Genre Personality. Thanks so much.