Please read the following items carefully and answer on a scale of 1 to 5, how accurately each statement describes
you. Describe yourself as you generally are now, not as you wish to be in the future.
1 = Very
Inaccurate
2 = Moderately
Inaccurate
3 = Neither Inaccurate Nor
Accurate
4 = Moderately
Accurate
5 = Very Accurate
1. I am the life of the party.
1 2 3 4 5
26. I do not have a good imagination.
1 2 3 4 5
2. I make a mess of things.
1 2 3 4 5
27. I am quiet around strangers.
1 2 3 4 5
3. I insult people.
1 2 3 4 5
28. I pay attention to details.
1 2 3 4 5
4. I am exacting in my work.
1 2 3 4 5
29. I feel little concern for others.
1 2 3 4 5
5. I change my mood a lot.
1 2 3 4 5
30. I shirk (avoid) my duties.
1 2 3 4 5
6. I keep in the background.
1 2 3 4 5
31. I follow a schedule.
1 2 3 4 5
7. I make people feel at ease.
1 2 3 4 5
32. I have frequent mood swings.
1 2 3 4 5
8. I talk to a lot of different people at
parties.
9. I seldom feel blue.
1 2 3 4 5
33. I don't mind being the center of
attention.
34. I leave my belongings around.
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
10. I don't like to draw attention to
myself.
11. I am always prepared.
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
35. I often forget to put things back in
their proper place.
36. I like order.
12. I have a vivid imagination.
1 2 3 4 5
37. I often feel blue.
1 2 3 4 5
13. I worry about things.
1 2 3 4 5
38. I have a rich vocabulary.
1 2 3 4 5
14. I have a soft heart.
1 2 3 4 5
39. I get irritated easily.
1 2 3 4 5
15. I get upset easily.
1 2 3 4 5
40. I am interested in people.
1 2 3 4 5
16. I start conversations.
1 2 3 4 5
41. I am easily disturbed.
1 2 3 4 5
17. I am quick to understand things.
1 2 3 4 5
42. I spend time reflecting on things.
1 2 3 4 5
18. I have excellent ideas.
1 2 3 4 5
43. I am relaxed most of the time.
1 2 3 4 5
19. I sympathize with others' feelings.
1 2 3 4 5
44. I get chores done right away.
1 2 3 4 5
20. I don't talk a lot.
1 2 3 4 5
45. I am full of ideas.
1 2 3 4 5
21. I am not really interested in others.
1 2 3 4 5
46. I have little to say.
1 2 3 4 5
22. I get stressed out easily.
1 2 3 4 5
47. I take time out for others.
1 2 3 4 5
23. I am not interested in other people's
problems.
24. I feel others' emotions.
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
48. I have difficulty understanding abstract
ideas.
49. I use difficult words.
25. I am not interested in abstract ideas.
1 2 3 4 5
50. I feel comfortable around people.
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
Questionnaire Scoring
For each personality trait, write in your scores for the appropriate items, make adjustments as directed in the
boxes and total your scores for the 10 items on each trait.
Openness to Experience
12. ________
17. ________
18. ________
25. ________
26. ________
For items 25, 26, & 48, change
your scores as follows:
38. ________
42. ________
45. ________
48. ________
49. ________
Conscientiousness
2. ______
4. ______
11. ______
28. ______
30. ______
31. ______
34. ______
35. ______
36. ______
44. ______
20. ________
27. ________
33. ________
46. ________
50. ________
23. ________
24. ________
29. ________
40. ________
47. ________
Emotional Stability
5. ________
9. ________
13. ________
15. ________
22. ________
If you entered 5, change it to 1
If you entered 4, change it to 2
If you entered 3, leave it as 3
If you entered 2, change it to 4
If you entered 1, change it to 5.
Conscientiousness
Total
For items 6, 10, 20, 27 & 46, change
your scores as follows:
Agreeableness
3. ________
7. ________
14. ________
19. ________
21. ________
Openness to
Experience Total
For items 2, 30, 34 & 35, change
your scores as follows:
Extraversion
1. ________
6. ________
8. ________
10. ________
16. ________
If you entered 5, change it to 1
If you entered 4, change it to 2
If you entered 3, leave it as 3
If you entered 2, change it to 4
If you entered 1, change it to 5
32. ________
37. ________
39. ________
41. ________
43. ________
If you entered 5, change it to 1
If you entered 4, change it to 2
If you entered 3, leave it as 3
If you entered 2, change it to 4
If you entered 1, change it to 5.
Extraversion
Total
For items 3, 21, 23, & 29, change
your scores as follows:
If you entered 5, change it to 1
If you entered 4, change it to 2
If you entered 3, leave it as 3
If you entered 2, change it to 4
If you entered 1, change it to 5.
Agreeableness
Total
For items 5, 13, 15, 22, 32, 37, 39, &
41, change your scores as follows:
If you entered 5, change it to 1
If you entered 4, change it to 2
If you entered 3, leave it as 3
If you entered 2, change it to 4
If you entered 1, change it to 5.
Emotional Stability
Total