Student Personality Test
Why Personality Tests?
A personality test is completed to yield a description of an individual’s distinct personality traits. In most instances, your personality will influence relationships with your family, friends, and classmates and contribute to your health and well-being. Teachers can administer a personality test in class to help your children discover their strengths and developmental needs. The driving force behind administering a personality test is to open up lines of communication and bring students together to have a higher appreciation for one another. A personality test is designed to provide guidance to teachers on what teaching strategies will be the most effective for their students.
A personality test can benefit your students by:
- Increasing productivity
- Get along better with classmates
- Help students realize their full potential
- Identify teaching strategies for students
- Help students appreciate other personality types
One of the most popular personality tests is the True Colors Personality Test. This personality test asks a series of questions to rate your likes and dislikes. The test will then rate your personality as either a blue, green, orange, or gold personality type. You may be a combination of two colors, but usually, a student will exhibit one primary color. A personality test is not a means to typecast a student, but it allows teachers to understand the personality attributes associated with various students. You will operate as one primary color for the most part, but high levels of stress and other environmental factors can shift your personality type for short intervals. As a rule of thumb, you should recognize your strong attributes and keep in mind the attributes that irritate people.
Teachers should disseminate a personality test to their children during the first week of school. A personality test is a fun exercise for the classroom. It can enable the teacher to more adequately plan lessons and activities for their students.
Scoring Criteria
Below are 11 incomplete sentences that describe people. Each sentence has four possible endings.
- FOUR points to the phrase that is “Most like you,”
- THREE points to the phrase that is “Next most like you,”
- TWO points to the next phrase, and
- ONE point to the phrase that is “Least like you.”
Quiz Materials
Exploring Your Colors
Below are 11 incomplete sentences that describe people. Each sentence has four possible endings. Give four points to the phrase that is “most like you,” three points to the phrase that is “next most like you,” two points to the next phrase, and one point to the phrase that is “least like you.”
You May Show these Characteristics:
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Solid Gold |
Curious Green |
True Blue |
Action Orange |
Esteemed for |
Being dependable | Discovering new insights | Being a good listener | Being fun and taking risks |
Stressed by |
Lack of order | Feeling inadequate | Feeling artificial |
Restrictions |
Highest virtue is |
Responsibility |
Objectivity |
Loyalty |
Courage |
Key characteristics |
Being prepared |
Ingenuity |
Authenticity |
Talent and skill |
On the job |
Organizer |
Pragmatist |
Peacemaker |
Energizer |
Perception |
Structure |
Abstract |
Concern |
Excitement |
Primary needs | To provide stability and order; be in control | To be competent and rational | To be authentic and care for others | To be free and spontaneous |
Longs for |
Security | Insights and knowledge | Love and acceptance |
Freedom |
Strives to foster |
Traditional values | Thoughtful consideration |
Harmony |
Fun and recreation |
Take pride in |
Dependability |
Competence |
Empathy |
Impact |
Specialty is | Accomplishments and results | Research and conceptualizations |
People |
Entrepreneurship |
Validated by |
Being appreciated | Affirming their wisdom | Acceptance of others | Achieving visible results |
Trust | Authority and tradition |
Facts and logic | Intuition and feelings |
Impulses |
You May See Yourself As:
GOLD | GREEN | BLUE | ORANGE |
Stable
| Superior intellect | Warm | Fun-loving, enjoys life |
Providing security | Powerful
| Romantic | Flexible, adaptable |
Always have a view | Eminently reasonable | Idealist | Proficient, capable |
Good at sorting/ weeding out | Clam, not emotional | Willing to work tirelessly for what I believe in | Hands-on person |
Decisive | Precise, not repetitive | Affirming | Problem-solver |
Executive style | Able to find flaws | Promoting growth, well-being | Do many things at once |
Organized person | Seeking justice | Relates current experiences to past experiences | Curious, welcomes new ideas |
Goal oriented | Able to reprimand | Likes to please people | Superior ability to discriminate away options, see shades of gray |
Dependable
| 98% right | Great communicator | Spontaneous |
Firm
| Creative | Compassionate | Carefree |
Efficient
| Visionary | Spiritual | Practical |
Good planner
| Original | Unselfish | Eclectic |
Orderly, neat
| Rational | Empathic | Good negotiator |
Punctual
| Under control | Caretaker | Can deal with chaos |
Seeks closure
| Objective | Sympathetic |
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| Firm-minded | Trusting |
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Others May See You As:
GOLD | GREEN | BLUE | ORANGE |
Rigid | Intellectual snob | Stuck in / lives in the past | Irresponsible |
Dull, boring
| Heartless | Overly emotional | Goofs off too much |
Opinionated
| Ruthless | Bleeding heart | Manipulative |
Unimaginative
| Unrealistic | Mushy | Not to be trusted |
Bossy | Emotionally controlled | Hopelessly naïve | Not able to stay on task |
Predictable | Afraid to open up | Too tender hearted | Resists closure or decisions |
Controlling | Critical, fault-finding | Easily duped | Obnoxious |
Stubborn
| Unfair | Smothering | Flaky |
System-bound | Unappreciative of others | Too touchy-feely | Disobey rules |
Judgmental
| Arrogant | Pushover | Scattered |
Uptight | Doesn’t care about people | Too nice | Cluttered |
Autocratic
| Eccentric, weird | Too trusting | Uncontrollable |
| Cool, aloof, unfeeling | Groveling | Indecisive |
| Lacking mercy
| Fawning | Not a team player |
| Stingy with praise
| Soft |
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| Talks too much
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Things that Frustrate You:
GOLD | GREEN | BLUE | ORANGE |
Irresponsibility | Routine | Lying | Rules and laws |
Lack of planning | Small-talk | Violence | Same routine |
Lack of discipline | Plagiarism | Personal rejection | Deadlines |
Laziness | Illogical arguments | Lack of communication | Paperwork |
High risk taking | Social functions | Lack of close friends | Lack of adventure |
Illegal behavior | Incompetence | Sarcasm | Too much structure |
Things You Do to Frustrate Others:
GOLD | GREEN | BLUE | ORANGE |
Control freak | Not being sociable | Lack of planning | Ignoring rules |
Being bossy and controlling | Living in the future | Being passive | Being undisciplined |
Working long hours | Being wordy | Avoiding conflict | Lack of planning |
Being obsessive | Blowing up when criticized | Suppressing problems | Being quick-tempered |
Being judgmental | Not going with the flow | Being too generous | Thinking out loud |
Planning for everything | Being too independent | Being overly sentimental | Impulse buying |
You Like to Receive Praise When:
GOLD | GREEN | BLUE | ORANGE |
Someone is honest and mentions specifically what was accomplished | Your competence is recognized | Your unique contributions are recognized
| Your process is more recognized than the product |
Your thoroughness and sense of responsibility is recognized | The quality of your work is recognized | Your personal achievements are recognized
| Your cleverness and skill are recognized |
Your cleverness and skill is recognized
| You are praised with specific vocabulary | Your personal characteristics that are valued and meaningful are recognized | Your quickness is recognized |
Words are used that actually reflect what has been accomplished | Specific knowledge you acquired is recognized | Someone shows praise by a touch on the shoulder or other appropriate behavior | Your impact is recognized |
Sincere appreciation is shown
| Your integrity is recognized | You know you have importance and significance to the well-being of the class and the school | You are praised with actions |
Reminders of the importance of the task completed to the well-being of others are used | Your independent competence of a job is recognized | Honesty and sincerity are used | You are shown praise spontaneously |
You are recognized as an integral part of the class | Someone appreciates your analysis | You are praised with an energetic and enthusiastic manner | Versatility is used |
| A clear, logical explanation of what was done is expressed in precise terms |
| Quick and timely responses are used |
On a Bad Day, You May:
GOLD | GREEN | BLUE | ORANGE |
Complain | Become overly indecisive | Fantasize and day-dream | Become rude |
Wallow in self-pity | Refuse to cooperate with others | Do anything to get attention | Break the rules for spite |
Worry | Become more aloof or withdrawn | Lie to save face | Lie or cheat to control the situation |
Complain of psychosomatic problems | Put others down | Withdraw so others will come or feel sorry for you | Run away |
Make malicious judgments about yourself or others | Use sarcasm | Cry or pout | Use drugs or alcohol |
Blindly follow the letter of the law | Refuse to communicate | Show passive resistance | Act out boisterously |
Become overly authoritative | Become highly critical of yourself and others | Yell and scream | Become physically aggressive |
Become unreasonably fixed | Turn a cold shoulder to others | Fish for compliments | Quit or drop out |
Be unforgiving | Demand unreasonable perfection | Become depressed | Become verbally abusive |
Feel a lot of anxiety or stress |
| Say you are not liked | Make bad spontaneous decisions |
Become overly tired or depressed |
| Feel put upon |
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Things that May Stress You:
GOLD | GREEN | BLUE | ORANGE |
Incomplete tasks | Lack of control | Broken promises | Too much responsibility |
Ambiguous task answers | Incompetence | Negative criticism | Redundancy |
Many things going on at the same time | Emotional displays | Conflict | Rules and regulations |
People not following through on tasks | Small talk | Insincerity | Being stuck at a desk |
Irresponsibility of others | Social functions | Lying | Requirements to read manuals |
A haphazard attitude | Subjective judgment | Rejection | Deadlines |
You May Prefer these Careers:
GOLD | GREEN | BLUE | ORANGE |
Accountant | Attorney | Human resources manager | Advertising |
Dentist | Researcher | Minister | Marketing |
Auditor | Engineer | Editor | Actor |
Teacher | Criminologist | Therapist | Mediator |
Financial planner | Critic | Journalist | Public speaking |
Administrator | Technical writer | Social worker | Dance teacher |
Librarian | Chemist | Fund raise | P.E. teacher |
Manager | Veterinarian | Employment interviewer | Jet pilot |
Bank officer | Physician | Flight attendant | Painter |
Air traffic controller | Biologist | Host/hostess | Sculptor |
Statistical clerk | Embalmer | Receptionist | Mechanic |
Telephone operator | Photographer | Tour guide | Carpenter |
Police officer | Ecologist | Travel agent | Comedian |
Secretary | Anthropologist | Customer service | Puppeteer |
Court reporter | FBI agent | Teacher | Disc jockey |
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Wys
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