Understanding Personalities
How to Complete
The McQuaig Word Survey®
1. PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SURVEY FORM CAREFULLY…THE
FOLLOWING NOTES ARE FOR YOUR ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE.
2. IT’S NOT A TEST – THERE ARE NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWERS.
3. ALTHOUGH NOT TIMED, IT USUALLY TAKES 15 TO 20 MINUTES TO COMPLETE.
4. PLEASE USE THE DEFINITIONS SHEET IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF A WORD.
5. THERE SHOULD BE ONLY ONE A, ONE B, ONE C AND ONE D FOR EACH SET OF
FOUR STATEMENTS.
6. THIS WILL SIMPLY TELL US WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO ON THE JOB AND HOW YOU
LIKE TO DO IT.
7. COMPLETE BOTH SIDES.
8. PLEASE ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO BLANK SPACES OR DUPLICATE
LETTERS IN ANY OF THE GROUPS OF FOUR WORDS.
PLEASE USE UPPERCASE LETTERS.
Strong willed
B
Believable
Full of enthusiasm
A
Dependable
Easily influenced

A
Restful
Composed
C
Safety first
3
C
Wary
C
Will to win
1
D
Relentless
C
Liking people
2
X
X
Giving to others
Make things happen
Motivating others
Putting on pressure
Make friends easily
Stable
Socially skilled
Reliable
Grateful
Temperate
Pliant
Dauntless
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Understanding Personalities
Name
Sex (M/F)
Date
In each of the following groups of four words, rank each of the words either A, B, C, or D in accordance
with “how you think other people think of you”. In doing this consider how you believe your present or
immediate past business associates, boss, subordinates, friends etc think of you. After the word, which
describes you, best put an A. After the second best description put a B. After the third and fourth best
descriptions put a C and a D respectively.
Please do not leave any blank spaces or use any letter twice in one group. There must only be one
A, one B, one C and one D in each section.
Strong willed
Believable
Restful
Full of enthusiasm
Composed
Safety first
Dependable
Wary
Will to win
Easily influenced
Relentless
Liking people
Giving to others
Make things happen
Motivating others
Putting on pressure
Make friends easily
Stable
Socially skilled
Reliable
Grateful
Temperate
Pliant
Dauntless
Conservative
Kind hearted
Fearless
Flexible
Enterprising
Making friends
Fighting spirit
Spellbinder
Predictable
Happy
Steadfast
Devoted
Liked by others
Unchanging
Thankful
Methodical
Faith to others
Stubborn
Yielding to others
Plenty of fight
Extroverted
Tenacious
Influencing others
Unhurried
Person of action
Fluent talker
Unruffled
Articulate
Comfortable
Appreciative
Unemotional
Easy on others
Individualist
Perfectionist
Plenty of drive
Personality plus
Obeying orders
Very ambitious
Mixing with people
Pushing for results
Affable
Easily pleased
Entertaining
Good humoured
Willing to help
Enjoying routine
Following the rules
Taking command
Faithful
Thorough
Opportunist
Systematic
Venturesome
Expressive
Leader
Lively
Free and easy
Genial
Constant
Good follower
The McQuaig Word Survey
Side B
Form B
The Rogers Group
Understanding Personalities
Name
Now Rank these words or statements according to “what you are really like”.
Fearless
Liked by others
Unchanging
Making Friends
Methodical
Faith in others
Predictable
Yielding to others
Plenty of fight
Devoted
Tenacious
Influencing others
Kind Hearted
Strong-willed
Believable
Enterprising
Full Of Enthusiasm
Composed
Spellbinder
Dependable
Wary
Steadfast
Easy Influenced
Relentless
Unruffled
Thorough
Opportunist
Appreciative
Venturesome
Expressive
Individualist
Lively
Free and easy
Personality plus
Constant
Good follower
Fluent talker
Faithful
Obeying orders
Comfortable
Systematic
Pushing for results
Easy on others
Leader
Entertaining
Plenty of drive
Genial
Enjoying routine
Very ambitious
Mixing with people
Conservative
Affable
Easily pleased
Flexible
Good humoured
Willing to help
Fighting spirit
Following the rules
Taking command
Happy
Thankful
Person of action
Motivating others
Stubborn
Articulate
Stable
Extroverted
Unemotional
Grateful
Unhurried
Perfectionist
Dauntless
Restful
Giving to others
Make things happen
Safety first
Putting on pressure
Make friends easily
Will to win
Socially skilled
Reliable
Liking people
Temperate
Pliant
Thank You
The McQuaig Word Survey
Definitions
Phrase or Word
Affable
Appreciative
Articulate
Believable
Comfortable
Composed
Conservative
Constant
Dauntless
Dependable
Devoted
Easily influenced
Easily pleased
Easy on others
Enjoying Routine
Enterprising
Entertaining
Expressive
Extroverted
Faith in others
Faithful
Fearless
Fighting Spirit
Flexible
Fluent talker
Following the rules
Free and easy
Full of enthusiasm
Genial
Giving to others
Good follower
Good humoured
Grateful
Happy
Individualist
Influencing others
Kind hearted
Leader
Liked by others
Liking people
Lively
Make friends easily
Make things happen
Making friends
Methodical
Mixing with people
Motivating others
Phrase or Word
Obeying orders
Opportunist
Perfectionist
Meaning
Pleasant and at ease in talking to others
Shows admiration, approval or gratitude
Able to speak and express oneself clearly
Capable of being believed or trusted
Gives or enjoys contentment and security
Free from agitation, calm
Keeps existing views or institutions
Has a firm resolve or faithfulness
Unwavering, especially in the face of stress
Capable of being relied upon
Wholly dedicated to a cause, use, end or person
Readily swayed
Readily gratified
Does not put undue pressures or demands on others
Liking things to stay the same
Independent and ready to try new things
Being amusing
Easy to understand
Interested mostly in what is outside yourself
Belief in other people
Loyal
Has no fear
Full of energy and courage
Capable of changing
Capable of talking easily and smoothly
Easily accepting authority
Informal and unrestrained
Full of zeal, fervour and zest
Friendly and kind
Helping or contributing to other people
One who does what one is told to do
Good natured, cheerful
Appreciative, much obliged
Glad, joyful
One who lives life in his/her own way
Getting others to do something
Understanding of and open to others
One who directs others
Having qualities that others enjoy
Being attracted to others
Alert and energetic
Get people to like you
Cause things to change or improve
Becoming friendly with other people
Follows a systematic procedure or habit
Able to get along with others
Providing others with incentive and drive
Meaning
Doing what one is told to do
One who takes advantage of a favourite event/time
Seeing anything short of perfect as unacceptable
Person of action
Personality plus
Plenty of drive
Plenty of fight
Pliant
Predictable
Pushing for results
Putting on pressure
Relentless
Reliable
Restful
Safety first
Socially skilled
Spellbinder
Stable
Steadfast
Strong-willed
Stubborn
Systematic
Taking command
Temperate
Tenacious
Thankful
Thorough
Unchanging
Unemotional
Unhurried
Unruffled
Venturesome
Very ambitious
Wary
Will to win
Willing to help
Yielding to others
One who acts or takes action
A person with extraordinary social traits
Lots of inner pressure or force to do things
Willing to struggle to win
Easily influenced, yielding
Easily forecasted behaviour
Pressing to achieve
Imparting a sense of urgency to oneself and others
Persistent, unrelenting
Capable of being depended upon
Being at peace
Protecting against failure, breakage or accident
Gets along well with others
A fascinating speaker
Firmly established, fixed
Firm in belief and determination
Determined
Refuses to give
Orderly in procedure or plan
Taking charge
Moderate (not extreme)
Able to hold tight to a task or idea
Well pleased
Careful about detail
Firm, fixed, steady
Not likely to show feelings
Not rushing
Calm, especially in the face of setbacks
Daring, inclined to take risks
Wanting rank, money, fame or power
Careful to detect and escape danger
Wanting to gain the victory
Willing to give assistance
Giving in to others