Name ________________________________

GLC2O1 Careers

Another Test For Fun!

PERSONALITY SURVEY
Read each question, and write a Yes or No beside each question number. There are no right
or wrong answers. Answer each question honestly, and take as much time as you need. If
some questions are hard to answer discuss them with a partner.
_____ 1. Do you like to have a lot of freedom when you do an assignment or a job?
_____ 2. Do you like to be a leader?
_____ 3. Do you like to finish one job before you start the next?
_____ 4. Are you generally co-operative?
_____ 5. Do you like to work on projects by yourself?
_____ 6. Do you keep your things neat and tidy?
_____ 7. Do you enjoy writing poetry or stories?
_____ 8. Would you enjoy selling things, from apartment rentals to newspaper
advertisements?
_____ 9. Do you plan carefully before you start to do something?
_____ 10. Are social activities very important to you?
_____ 11. Would you like to work on research projects?
_____ 12. Do you like to follow directions carefully?
_____ 13. Are you sensitive to your own feelings?
_____ 14. Do you usually look on the bright side of things?
_____ 15 Do you like to build things and/or repair them?
_____ 16. Are you able to explain things clearly to other people?
_____ 17. When you learn something new, do you often try to find out more about it?
_____ 18 Do you have clerical ability? (file things; put them in order in their proper place)
_____ 19. Do you like to create things, for example, inventing gadgets or designing posters?
_____ 20. Would you describe yourself as being ambitious?
_____ 21. Are you uncomfortable when a lot of people pay attention to you?
_____ 22. Can you discuss difficult subjects with people without hurting their feelings?
_____ 23. Would you want to work in a science laboratory?
_____ 24. When you do a project or another job, do you do it carefully, one step at a time?
_____ 25 Do you have musical, artistic, or dramatic ability?
_____ 26. Do you like speaking in front of a group of people?
_____ 27. Do you enjoy working with tools and machinery?
_____ 28. Are you able to help people who are upset or worried?
_____ 29. Do you read scientific books o magazines?
_____ 30. Would you like to prepare letters and written reports?
_____ 31. When you have been assigned a project or task, do you like to do it differently
from most other people?
_____ 32. Are you a person who likes to try new things or experiences?
_____ 33. Do you see yourself as a practical person?
_____ 34. Are you a good listener?
_____ 35. Do you like solving mathematical or chess puzzles?

_____ 36. Do you arrange your papers, files, or books in an organized way?
_____ 37. Do you express your emotions easily?
_____ 38. Do you think you can sell an idea or a product?
_____ 39. Do you often take part in sports or athletics?
_____ 40. Can you meet new people easily?
_____ 41. Do you dig deeply into topics to satisfy your curiosity or to solve problems?
_____ 42. Do you see yourself as being calm rather than emotional?
_____ 43. Are you basically independent?
_____ 44. Are you good at arguing your point of view?
_____ 45. Do you think you have mechanical ability?
_____ 46. Do you enjoy giving information to other people?
_____ 47. Would you rather find out something for yourself than take another persons word
for it?
_____ 48. Would you like to work at a job where you would operate a computer or other
machine?
_____ 49. Do you have a good imagination?
_____ 50. Would you be interested in organizing a club or another group?
_____ 51. Would you rather work at a task than socialize with people?
_____ 52. Would you describe yourself as generous?
_____ 53. Are you more of a thinking than an emotional person?
_____ 54. Do you enjoy working with numbers?
_____ 55. Are you able to design, invent, or create things?
_____ 56. Have you considered starting your own business?
_____ 57. Do you like working with your hands, doing things such as plumbing repairs, fixing
cars, sewing, or wallpapering?
_____ 58. Are you interested in looking after people when they are sick?
_____ 59. Do you have mathematical abilities?
_____ 60. When you are given an assignment, do you like to show how well you can do it?

Scoring the Quiz

The chart below contains 60 numbers, one for each of the questions you have just answered.
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For every question you answered Yes, mark an X beside the appropriate personality
type.
For example, if you answered Yes for Question 1, you should put an X beside Artistic.
B
Then count the number of Xs on each line.
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Write that number in the blank.
The lines with the most Xs are your strongest personality types!
D
Circle your 2 highest personality types

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