Remember all those magazine quizzes we took as teens? This interactive Reading Genre Personality Test is styled after those highly engaging quizzes, making it the perfect middle school library or high school media center kickoff activity.
This comprehensive kit is more than just a quiz—it is a foundational Library Genre Activity designed to transform your library’s reading culture and build lasting student autonomy.
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This engaging lesson includes:
- “What’s Your Genre Personality?” Test presentation walks students through questions about their own personalities, likes, dislikes, and preferences
- All questions and answers are editable in Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides.
- Scoring directions and all 12 Genre Personality profiles
- Multiple genre recommendations are given for each profile. Because libraries have different setup needs, you can edit the recommended genres in all parts of this product to make it work for your specific space!
- It’s all ready to go! No prep is needed other than printing the companion quiz for students to follow along, if desired.
- Includes full directions for teachers and students.
- Printable Quiz Sheets (4 pages)
- Students can easily follow along with the presentation and track their tallies on the printable quiz sheet.
- Includes a 4-page test and a 1-page “My Genre Personality” Reflections sheet.
- Most text is editable in PDF, PowerPoint, and Google Slides formats.
- “My Genre Personality” Google Form
- After determining their results (most students will have more than one Reading Genre Personality outcome), students fill out this Google Form to reflect on their results.
- This is an incredible tool because it gives librarians and teachers an organized, digital format to see student results and evaluate reading preferences at a glance.
- 24 Recommended Reads Bookmarks for each of 12 Genre Personalities (24 pages)
- Side 1: Features the unique Genre Personality description, pet peeves, and recommended genres.
- Side 2: A curated list of 18–25 recommended book titles for each personality, conveniently sorted by age group (either middle school or high school and beyond).
- All titles and recommended genres are editable in PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF formats.
- Also includes the legacy bookmarks from 2022–2025, ensuring your students have robust options even if your library doesn’t have immediate access to 2026 new book releases.
- Full-page Genre Profiles (24 pages)
- A larger version of the bookmarks that includes silhouette illustrations for each personality type.
- Fully editable in PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF to perfectly fit your collection.
- Includes archive profiles from 2022 to present.
- Step-by-Step Lesson Plan (9 pages)
- Detailed, step-by-step instructions for your prep work, Day 1, Day 2, and post-activity extensions.
- Genre Description & At-A-Glance Cards (4 cards per page, 4 pages total)
- Recommended genres are editable
- Perfect to hand out to students, teachers, and parents who want a quick copy of their profile.
- Includes an Answer Key matrix to help students figure out their results at a glance after completing the quiz.
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.RH.6-8.10.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.10.
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