The Big Five Personality Test

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Introduction
This is a personality test, it will help you understand why you act the way that you do and how your
personality is structured. Please follow the instructions below, scoring and results are on the next page.
Instructions
In the table below, for each statement 1-50 mar how much you agree with on the scale 1-5, where
1!disagree, "!slightly disagree, #!neutral, $!slightly agree and 5!agree, in the box to the left of it.
Test
%ating I.... %ating I.....
1. &m the life of the party. "'. (a)e little to say.
". *eel little concern for others. "+. (a)e a soft heart.
#. &m always prepared. ",. -ften forget to put things bac in their proper place.
$. .et stressed out easily. "/. .et upset easily.
5. (a)e a rich )ocabulary. #0. 0o not ha)e a good imagination.
'. 0on1t tal a lot. #1. Tal to a lot of different people at parties.
+. &m interested in people. #". &m not really interested in others.
,. 2ea)e my belongings around. ##. 2ie order.
/. &m relaxed most of the time. #$. 3hange my mood a lot.
10. (a)e difficulty understanding abstract ideas. #5. &m 4uic to understand things.
11. *eel comfortable around people. #'. 0on1t lie to draw attention to myself.
1". Insult people. #+. Tae time out for others.
1#. Pay attention to details. #,. 5hir my duties.
1$. 6orry about things. #/. (a)e fre4uent mood swings.
15. (a)e a )i)id imagination. $0. 7se difficult words.
1'. 8eep in the bacground. $1. 0on1t mind being the center of attention.
1+. 5ympathi9e with others1 feelings. $". *eel others1 emotions.
1,. :ae a mess of things. $#. *ollow a schedule.
1/. 5eldom feel blue. $$. .et irritated easily.
"0. &m not interested in abstract ideas. $5. 5pend time reflecting on things.
"1. 5tart con)ersations. $'. &m 4uiet around strangers.
"". &m not interested in other people1s problems. $+. :ae people feel at ease.
"#. .et chores done right away. $,. &m exacting in my wor.
"$. &m easily disturbed. $/. -ften feel blue.
"5. (a)e excellent ideas. 50. &m full of ideas.
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The scores you calculate should be between 9ero and forty. Aelow is a description of each trait.
Extroversion (E) is the personality trait of seeing fulfillment from sources outside the self or
in community. (igh scorers tend to be )ery social while low scorers prefer to wor on their
proBects alone.
Agreeableness (A) reflects much indi)iduals adBust their beha)ior to suit others. (igh scorers
are typically polite and lie people. 2ow scorers tend to 1tell it lie it is1.
Conscientiousness (C) is the personality trait of being honest and hardworing. (igh scorers
tend to follow rules and prefer clean homes. 2ow scorers may be messy and cheat others.
Neuroticism (N) is the personality trait of being emotional.
!enness to Ex!erience () is the personality trait of seeing new experience and intellectual
pursuits. (igh scores may day dream a lot. 2ow scorers may be )ery down to earth.
Aelow is a graph of how other people scored when test was offered on the internet.