How Fast Do Your Read?

At Living, Learning and Loving Life I found this cool test to tell me how fast I read. I knew I was a slow reader, but didn't think I was this slow: 192 wpm (23% slower than the national avg., about a 5th gr. level!) Gerard beat me with 195 wpm which surprised me--I thought he'd beat by more than that.

Click on the image below to go take the quiz and see if you beat us--I bet you will.  Share your results in the comments here.

Source: Staples eReader Department

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Take the "Catching Fire" Trivia Quiz

It's been awhile since we read Catching Fire (the sequel to The Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins but we took this quiz yesterday.  See if you can beat our results:  Karen missed two, Gerard missed three.  Here's the link for the quiz:  Catching Fire Trivia Quiz.

Please come back and let us know how you did!  If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

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The Library Test

Gerard is a Strong Thinker

Gerard with our dog, Abby You tend to have an opinion on everything. You are the opposite of wishy-washy. You like to consider yourself informed, and you're more than happy to read up on anything you don't know about. You've got an intensity that draws people to you. You provoke strong emotional reactions. There isn't a lot of middle ground or gray area with you. You rarely feel conflicted about anything.

This is true for my hubby, Gerard, all the way through.  I like that he is a strong thinker and well informed.  People do like him but sometimes he does feel conflicted when two of his sports team play at the same time, he struggles with which one to watch. 

Karen is a Concrete Thinker

See the cats? When it comes down to it, you're a practical person. You're only concerned with what works in life. You like to build your skills and knowledge about the world. You like to know lots of things. You are career-focused. You get a lot of satisfaction from working hard. You are always looking for ways to improve yourself and strengthen your ambition in life. You study a lot.

I agree I am very practical and do have a desire for knowledge, although not necessarily current events.  Being career-focused is a joke.  I really can't say I am although I do get lots of satisfaction from working hard.  At this time, my most satisfaction comes through blogging.  I do enjoy my Bible studies and seek to improve at becoming more like Jesus.

Take The Library Test

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What Fairy Tale Are You?

Just thought it's time for a fun post to take a little break so I thought this would be a good quiz for our readers.  Karen is Cinderella:

You Are Cinderella

You believe it's important to do the right thing, even if you aren't rewarded for it. (Absolutely!) Not everyone treats you with respect, but good people see your goodness. (Fortunately, most people I think do respect me, especially my husband!) You've had a lot of bad luck, but these days it feels like you luck is about to change. (I don't really feel like this is true. I've been very blessed and know that God is in control of everything that comes into my life. I don't believe in luck at all.) Even though times are tough, hang in there. You'll eventually get the life you justly deserve. (I think my life is good right now and live one day at a time, enjoying each day as a gift from God and trying to make the most of it.)

Click this link to see What Fairy Tale Are You?

Please let us know your results in the comments and if it got you right. This one didn't really match up to me but sometimes they are right on.

The Bookstore Test--What Does Your Taste In Books Say About You?

Here are the questions:

1. Imagine you've just entered a bookstore, and you're in the fiction section. What do you look at?
* Mystery
* Contemporary fiction
* Classics
* Science Fiction
I look at contemporary fiction and mystery, but I could only pick one so went with contemporary fiction.

2. You make your way to non-fiction. What catches your eye?
* True crime
* Home and garden
* Self help
* History
Actually, the biographies do, but it's not an option here so I went with history.

3. You now stop to browse at the magazines. You mostly look at:
* Travel
* Fashion
* News
* Food
I chose news.

4. You leave the bookstore with:
* A few books
* A bag full of books and magazines
* One book
* Nothing
I would leave with nothing. I just like to browse in bookstores and get my books from the library.

Here's my results:

You Are Modern

You are optimistic and forward looking. You love living in this world. You have a good memory for facts. You always are an ace at trivia. People excite you. You like to be up on what's going on with everyone you know and don't know! You're going through a phase where nothing seems particularly interesting to you.

Take the quiz or just share some of your answers to any of the above questions in the comments. If you take the quiz, please post your results in the comments.
The Bookstore Test