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“What’s your genre?”Slide2
Fold your paper hot-dog style. You will record your answers on one side.Slide3
For each question, choose the answers that apply to you. Try to aim for the 3 or 4 best answers for you.Slide4
Questions before we start?Slide5
When with your friends, you like to:
Spy on your neighbors; help find missing neighborhood pets
Play role-playing games (
Everquest
, Dungeons & Dragons, Star Wars,
Warhammer
)
Watch Modern Marvels or other shows about the newest gadgets
Sit around and talk about what’s going on in your lives; help friends with problems at home or with relationships
Talk on the phone; go shopping; gossip
Play football, basketball, baseball, or other sports
Visit museums, art galleries, battlefields/ historical sites
Watch scary movies
Watch Twilight and Vampire Academy over and over
Look for new places to explore; go camping
Draw cartoons or read comics
Tell jokes, play practical jokes, or just generally goof off
Sing Disney songs at the top of your lungs; watch Disney movies
Create useful things with Legos, gears, popsicle sticks, etc.Slide6
Which job do you like best for yourself:
Crime Scene Investigator; detective
Knight, sorcerer, seer, or princess
Artificial intelligence expert
Psychologist or psychiatrist, school guidance counselor
Own a dating service; wedding planner; cosmetologist
Sportscaster, athlete, or coach
Historian, history teacher, museum curator
Grave digger; funeral director; inventor of a new fake blood
Ghost whisperer; vampire hunter
Storm chaser; pirate; international spy
Graphic designer; video game creator; ninja warrior
Comedian; own a Spencer’s store
Singer or songwriter; storyteller
Inventor; computer repair; engineerSlide7
Which movie/TV shows do you like best:
CSI, Law and Order, Decoded, old episodes of Scooby Doo
Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia; Harry Potter movies
Independence Day; Transformers; Star Wars movies
My Sister’s Keeper; Bridge to
Terabithia
; Basketball Diaries
Pretty Little Liars; Enchanted; Legally Blonde
Remember the Titans; Gridiron Gang; Bad News Bears
Pawn Stars; WWII movies; The History Channel
Disturbia
, Paranormal Activity; Scream
Twilight movies; True Blood series; Vampire Diaries
Journey to the Center of the Earth; Pirates of the Caribbean; Castaway;
Survivorman
Naruto
;
Dragonball
Z;
Pokemon
Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies; Jeff Dunham; Family Guy
Once Upon A Time; Beastly; Grimm
How It’s Made; Prototype This; League of Extraordinary Gentleman; the new Hugo movieSlide8
You love movies or books that:
Have crimes, puzzles, or mysteries to solve
Have dragons, magic, elves, and evil forces
Take place in the future; have robots, cool gadgets; setting may be in outer space
Have real people with real problems—abuse, divorce, illness, death, gangs, drugs
Have a great love story
Have something to do with sports
Tell a story that took place sometime in history
Are gory; are so scary you sometimes lose sleep at night
Have vampires, werewolves, ghosts, or zombies
Have some sort of adventure or quest; lots of action! Have people who face harsh conditions—deserts, extreme cold, marooned on a deserted island, etc.
Have lots of pictures; violence doesn’t bother you
Make you laugh!
Have romance, castles, magic, or spin-off well-known stories
Have mechanical animals/people or genetically-mutated animals or peopleSlide9
Your friends/parents say you:
Are curious; you ask a lot of questions
Play too many role-playing games online
Are very inventive or are good at creating new things to make your life easier
Are a good listener; you are a shoulder to cry on
Are boy-crazy or girl-crazy; like to spend too much money
Are great at catching, pitching, or kicking a ball
Know a lot of useless facts (names, dates,
etc
)
Scare them sometimes
Are too obsessed with Twilight!
Are a dare-devil; are always looking for an adventure
Are practical and would be great at living in the woods
Are a class clown
Are a drama-queen; are always singing or dancing
Were born in the wrong time periodSlide10
You would most like to meet:
Nancy Drew
A fairy or elf
An alien
Dr. Phil
Your true love, whoever that may be
Tony
Romo
; Dirk
Nowitski
; Josh Hamilton
General George Patton
A real zombie
A vampire or werewolf
The Cast of Survivor or Sir Edmund Hillary (first to scale Mount Everest)
Trey Parker (creator of
Southpark
)
Larry the Cable Guy
Walt Disney
Someone living 50 years from nowSlide11
Now, write the letters A-K down the side of your paper like this:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
(etc.)Slide12
Write how many of each answer you put beside each letter:
1
5
3
1
0
1
2
(etc.)Slide13
Circle the three letters that have the highest numbers.
(Some may have the same number)Slide14
These are your top three genres based on this quiz!
(Of course, you are always free to choose from any genre you wish!)Slide15
Mystery (red)
Fantasy (purple) or Mythology (red/white stripe)
Science fiction (white)
Realistic fiction (blue)
Romance/chick lit (hot pink)
Sports (orange)
Historical fiction (yellow) or biography (#92)
Horror (black)
Paranormal (lime green)
Action-Adventure (Survival/pirates/spies) (dark green)
Manga
/graphic novels (black/white stripe)
Humor (blue/white stripe)
Fairy tales (green/white stripe)
Steampunk
(in the science fiction section) (white)