Why Personality Tests?

A personality test is completed to yield a description of an individuals 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 can
provide guidance to teachers of what teaching strategies will be the most effective for their
students.
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
ne of the most popular personality tests is the True !olors "ersonality Test. This personality
test as#s a serious of $uestions to rate your li#es and disli#es. The test will then rate your
personality as either a blue, green, orange or gold personality type. %ou may be a combination
of two colors, but usually a student will e&hibit one primary color. A personality test is not a
means to type cast a student, but it allows teachers to understand the personality attributes
associated with various students. %ou will operate as one primary color for the most part, but
high levels of stress and other environmental factors can shift your personality type for short
intervals. As a rule of thumb, you should recognize your strong attributes and #eep in mind the
attributes that irritate people.
Teachers should disseminate a personality test to their children the first wee# of school. A
personality test is a fun e&ercise for the class and will enable the teacher to more ade$uately plan
lessons and activities for their students.
Exploring Your Colors
'elow are (( incomplete sentences that describe people. )ach sentence has four possible
endings. Give four points to the phrase that is *most li#e you,+ three points to the phrase that is
*ne&t most li#e you,+ two points to the ne&t phrase, and one point to the phrase that is *least li#e
you.+
,se the sentences below to describe your personality.
(. -hen I ma#e decisions.
////// a. I do it $uic#ly and go with the first impressions.
////// b. I thin# about it, consider the options and then decide.
////// c. I listen to my feelings and consider how my decisions will affect others.
////// d. I ta#e it seriously and always try to ma#e the right decision.
0. The best way for others to show me they care about me is to.
////// a. 1o fun things with me.
////// b. Give me space to be myself.
////// c. 2pend time with me doing whatever.
////// d. 1o what I want to do3 not let me down or go bac# on their word.
4. -hen Im with my friends, I li#e to provide.
////// a. The e&citement3 the fun3 the 5o#es.
////// b. 6uestions3 answers3 a logical way of loo#ing at things.
////// c. !oncern for others3 a lot of caring.
////// d. The planning3 a sense of security3 a good standard.
7. I li#e to.
////// a. Act on a moments notice3 do ris#y things.
////// b. "rovide answers or give thought to peoples $uestions.
////// c. Help maintain a sense of harmony and togetherness.
////// d. 'e responsible, dependable, and helpful to others.
8. ne thing I am really good at is.
////// a. Acting courageously.
////// b. Thin#ing.
////// c. 'eing sensitive.
////// d. rganizing.
9. :riends who #now me best would say that I am.
////// a. !ompetitive.
////// b. ;eserved, thoughtful.
////// c. )motional, friendly.
////// d. <eat, prepared.
=. >y basic approach to life is.
////// a. To ta#e one day at a time and have fun.
////// b. To figure out what life is all about.
////// c. To help others and be happy and succeed.
////// d. To plan for the future and ma#e it as good as possible.
?. -hen I am feeling discouraged or *down in the dumps+.
////// a. I often become rude, mad, or sometimes even mean.
////// b. I withdraw, dont tal# very much, and try to thin# my way out of the
problem.
////// c. I feel emotional, am sad, and usually li#e to tal# it over with someone
close to me.
////// d. I try to figure out whats causing the problem and fi& it.
@. I feel good about myself when.
////// a. I can do things that are difficult.
////// b. I can solve problems or figure things out.
////// c. I can help other people.
////// d. I am appreciated or rewarded for things I do.
(A. Teachers at school who saw me when I wasnt on my best behavior might describe me as.
////// a. ;owdy or a little wild.
////// b. Arrogant.
////// c. Tal#ative.
////// d. 2omeone who wants things my way3 dominant3 worrying.
((. Teachers at school Bwho li#e me and in whose class I do pretty wellC would probably
describe me as.
////// a. !harming, a natural leader, clever, someone who is fun to have around.
////// b. Thoughtful, someone who has good answers, someone who li#es to figure
out problems.
////// c. <ice, friendly, someone who gets along with other students and is helpful
to the teacher and others.
////// d. <eat, organized, prepared, someone who does assignments and is a good
student.
;an# each number as 7, 4, 0, (3 where 7 is the one most li#e you and ( is the least li#e you.
<umber A ' ! 1
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0
4
7
8
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TOTAL
Total your columns and place your results in the blan#s below.
////// a. range
////// b. Green
////// c. 'lue
////// d. Gold
-hat is your first colorD -hat is your second colorD
Are youBlue Blue?
EnthusiasticSympatheticPersonal?
WarmCommunicativeCompassionate?
IdealisticSpiritualSincere?
PeacefulFlexibleImaginative?
In or! you li!e to influence others to help their livesli!e to or! in the
arts" education" or helping professions?
In love see! balanced relationshipsbelieve in a true romantic" perfect
love that ill last foreveren#oy floers" candlelight" music" and small
gestures of love?
$s a !id did you have an active imagination%difficult to fit into school life
reacted sensitively to re#ection and ent after recognitionpreferred
encouragement to competition?
Are youGreen Green?
$nalytical&lobalConceptual?
CoolCalmCollected?
Inventive'ogicalProblem Solver?
$bstractCreativeInvestigative?
In or! you are an independent thin!eror! is playen#oy challenges
find ne ays to do routine?
In love prefer to thin! then let your heart dictate lovedifficult to express
feelingsuneasy about emotionslove ill ta!e care of itself if it(s love?
$s a !id you felt older than your yearsli!ed to focus on things there ere
mentally stimulatingimpatient ith drills and )uestioned authority
needed to respect teachers before you could learn from them%
Are youGold Gold?
'oyal*ependablePrepared?
+horoughSensiblePunctual?
FaithfulStable,rgani-ed?
CaringConcerned.elper?
In or! you ant to maintain organi-ationhandle details and or! hard
or! comes before play?
In love you are serious and believe in the traditional vie of love and
marriageant to build a long lasting relationship togetherdemonstrate
love and affection through practical things or deeds?
Are youOrange Orange?
WittyCharmingSpontaneous?
Impulsive&enerousImpactful?
,ptimisticEager/old?
PhysicalImmediateCourageous?
0estless at or!li!e your independence and freedomutili-e your
physical coordinationli!e to or! ith tools?
In love" do you li!e to share interest and activities ith your love interest
explore ne ays to energi-e your relationshipgiving extravagant gifts to
bring pleasure to your love interest?
$s a !id" did you have trouble fitting into the school routinelearn by
experience rather than listening or readingmotivated by competitive
nature and sense of fun?
You May Show these Characteristics:
Solid Gold Solid Gold Curious Green Curious Green True Blue True Blue Action Orange Action Orange
Esteemed for Being Being
dependable dependable
Discovering new Discovering new
insights insights
Being a Being a
good good
listener listener
Being fun and Being fun and
taing riss taing riss
Stressed b! Lac of order Lac of order
"eeling "eeling
inade#uate inade#uate
"eeling "eeling
artificial artificial $estrictions $estrictions
%ighest virtue
is $esponsibilit! $esponsibilit! Ob&ectivit! Ob&ectivit! Lo!alt! Lo!alt! Courage Courage
'e!
characteristics Being prepared Being prepared (ngenuit! (ngenuit! Authenticit Authenticit
! !
Talent and sill Talent and sill
On the &ob Organi)er Organi)er *ragmatist *ragmatist *eacemaer *eacemaer Energi)er Energi)er
*erception Structure Structure Abstract Abstract Concern Concern E+citement E+citement
*rimar!
needs
To provide To provide
stabilit! and stabilit! and
order, be in order, be in
control control
To be competent To be competent
and rational and rational
To be To be
authentic authentic
and care for and care for
others others
To be free and To be free and
spontaneous spontaneous
Longs for Securit! Securit!
(nsights and (nsights and
nowledge nowledge
Love and Love and
acceptance acceptance "reedom "reedom
Strives to
foster
Traditional Traditional
values values
Thoughtful Thoughtful
consideration consideration %armon! %armon! "un and "un and
recreation recreation
Tae pride in Dependabilit! Dependabilit! Competence Competence Empath! Empath! (mpact (mpact
Specialt! is
Accomplishments Accomplishments
and results and results
$esearch and $esearch and
conceptuali)ations conceptuali)ations *eople *eople Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship
-alidated b! Being Being
appreciated appreciated
Affirming their Affirming their
wisdom wisdom
Acceptance Acceptance
of others of others
Achieving visible Achieving visible
results results
Trust
Authorit! and Authorit! and
tradition tradition "acts and logic "acts and logic
(ntuition (ntuition
and feelings and feelings (mpulses (mpulses
You May See Yourself As:
GOLD GOLD G$EE. G$EE. BL/E BL/E O$A.GE O$A.GE
Stable Stable Superior intellect Superior intellect 0arm 0arm "un1loving2 en&o!s life "un1loving2 en&o!s life
*roviding securit! *roviding securit! *owerful *owerful $omantic $omantic "le+ible2 adaptable "le+ible2 adaptable
Alwa!s have a view Alwa!s have a view Eminentl! Eminentl!
reasonable reasonable
(dealist (dealist *roficient2 capable *roficient2 capable
Good at sorting3 Good at sorting3
weeding out weeding out
Clam2 not Clam2 not
emotional emotional
0illing to wor 0illing to wor
tirelessl! for what ( tirelessl! for what (
believe in believe in
%ands1on person %ands1on person
Decisive Decisive *recise2 not *recise2 not
repetitive repetitive
Affirming Affirming *roblem1solver *roblem1solver
E+ecutive st!le E+ecutive st!le Able to find flaws Able to find flaws *romoting growth2 *romoting growth2
well1being well1being
Do man! things at once Do man! things at once
Organi)ed person Organi)ed person Seeing &ustice Seeing &ustice $elates current $elates current
e+periences to past e+periences to past
e+periences e+periences
Curious2 welcomes new Curious2 welcomes new
ideas ideas
Goal oriented Goal oriented Able to reprimand Able to reprimand Lies to please Lies to please
people people
Superior abilit! to Superior abilit! to
discriminate awa! discriminate awa!
options2 see shades of gra! options2 see shades of gra!
Dependable Dependable 456 right 456 right Great Great
communicator communicator
Spontaneous Spontaneous
"irm "irm Creative Creative Compassionate Compassionate Carefree Carefree
Efficient Efficient -isionar! -isionar! Spiritual Spiritual *ractical *ractical
Good planner Good planner Original Original /nselfish /nselfish Eclectic Eclectic
Orderl!2 neat Orderl!2 neat $ational $ational Empathic Empathic Good negotiator Good negotiator
*unctual *unctual /nder control /nder control Caretaer Caretaer Can deal with chaos Can deal with chaos
Sees closure Sees closure Ob&ective Ob&ective S!mpathetic S!mpathetic
"irm1minded "irm1minded Trusting Trusting
Others May See You As:
GOLD GOLD G$EE. G$EE. BL/E BL/E O$A.GE O$A.GE
$igid $igid (ntellectual snob (ntellectual snob Stuc in 3 lives in Stuc in 3 lives in
the past the past
(rresponsible (rresponsible
Dull2 boring Dull2 boring %eartless %eartless Overl! emotional Overl! emotional Goofs off too much Goofs off too much
Opinionated Opinionated $uthless $uthless Bleeding heart Bleeding heart 7anipulative 7anipulative
/nimaginative /nimaginative /nrealistic /nrealistic 7ush! 7ush! .ot to be trusted .ot to be trusted
Boss! Boss! Emotionall! Emotionall!
controlled controlled
%opelessl! na8ve %opelessl! na8ve .ot able to sta! on .ot able to sta! on
tas tas
*redictable *redictable Afraid to open up Afraid to open up Too tender hearted Too tender hearted $esists closure or $esists closure or
decisions decisions
Controlling Controlling Critical2 fault1 Critical2 fault1
finding finding
Easil! duped Easil! duped Obno+ious Obno+ious
Stubborn Stubborn /nfair /nfair Smothering Smothering "la! "la!
S!stem1bound S!stem1bound /nappreciative of /nappreciative of
others others
Too touch!1feel! Too touch!1feel! Disobe! rules Disobe! rules
9udgmental 9udgmental Arrogant Arrogant *ushover *ushover Scattered Scattered
/ptight /ptight Doesn:t care about Doesn:t care about
people people
Too nice Too nice Cluttered Cluttered
Autocratic Autocratic Eccentric2 weird Eccentric2 weird Too trusting Too trusting /ncontrollable /ncontrollable
Cool2 aloof2 Cool2 aloof2
unfeeling unfeeling
Groveling Groveling (ndecisive (ndecisive
Lacing merc! Lacing merc! "awning "awning .ot a team pla!er .ot a team pla!er
Sting! with praise Sting! with praise Soft Soft
Tals too much Tals too much
Things that Frustrate You:
GOLD GOLD G$EE. G$EE. BL/E BL/E O$A.GE O$A.GE
(rresponsibilit! (rresponsibilit! $outine $outine L!ing L!ing $ules and laws $ules and laws
Lac of planning Lac of planning Small1tal Small1tal -iolence -iolence Same routine Same routine
Lac of discipline Lac of discipline *lagiarism *lagiarism *ersonal re&ection *ersonal re&ection Deadlines Deadlines
La)iness La)iness (llogical arguments (llogical arguments Lac of communication Lac of communication *aperwor *aperwor
%igh ris taing %igh ris taing Social functions Social functions Lac of close friends Lac of close friends Lac of adventure Lac of adventure
(llegal behavior (llegal behavior (ncompetence (ncompetence Sarcasm Sarcasm Too much structure Too much structure
Things You Do to Frustrate Others:
GOLD GOLD G$EE. G$EE. BL/E BL/E O$A.GE O$A.GE
Control frea Control frea .ot being sociable .ot being sociable Lac of planning Lac of planning (gnoring rules (gnoring rules
Being boss! and Being boss! and
controlling controlling
Living in the future Living in the future Being passive Being passive Being undisciplined Being undisciplined
0oring long 0oring long
hours hours
Being word! Being word! Avoiding conflict Avoiding conflict Lac of planning Lac of planning
Being obsessive Being obsessive Blowing up when Blowing up when
critici)ed critici)ed
Suppressing problems Suppressing problems Being #uic1 Being #uic1
tempered tempered
Being &udgmental Being &udgmental .ot going with the .ot going with the
flow flow
Being too generous Being too generous Thining out loud Thining out loud
*lanning for *lanning for
ever!thing ever!thing
Being too Being too
independent independent
Being overl! sentimental Being overl! sentimental (mpulse bu!ing (mpulse bu!ing
You Lie to !ecei"e #raise $hen:
GOLD GOLD G$EE. G$EE. BL/E BL/E O$A.GE O$A.GE
Someone is honest Someone is honest
and mentions and mentions
specificall! what was specificall! what was
accomplished accomplished
;our competence is ;our competence is
recogni)ed recogni)ed
;our uni#ue ;our uni#ue
contributions are contributions are
recogni)ed recogni)ed
;our process is ;our process is
more recogni)ed more recogni)ed
than the product than the product
;our thoroughness ;our thoroughness
and sense of and sense of
responsibilit! is responsibilit! is
recogni)ed recogni)ed
The #ualit! of !our The #ualit! of !our
wor is recogni)ed wor is recogni)ed
;our personal ;our personal
achievements are achievements are
recogni)ed recogni)ed
;our cleverness ;our cleverness
and sill are and sill are
recogni)ed recogni)ed
;our cleverness and ;our cleverness and
sill is recogni)ed sill is recogni)ed
;ou are praised ;ou are praised
with specific with specific
vocabular! vocabular!
;our personal ;our personal
characteristics that are characteristics that are
valued and meaningful valued and meaningful
are recogni)ed are recogni)ed
;our #uicness is ;our #uicness is
recogni)ed recogni)ed
0ords are used that 0ords are used that
actuall! reflect what actuall! reflect what
has been has been
accomplished accomplished
Specific nowledge Specific nowledge
!ou ac#uired is !ou ac#uired is
recogni)ed recogni)ed
Someone shows praise Someone shows praise
b! a touch on the b! a touch on the
shoulder or other shoulder or other
appropriate behavior appropriate behavior
;our impact is ;our impact is
recogni)ed recogni)ed
Sincere appreciation Sincere appreciation
is shown is shown
;our integrit! is ;our integrit! is
recogni)ed recogni)ed
;ou now !ou have ;ou now !ou have
importance and importance and
significance to the well1 significance to the well1
being of the class and being of the class and
the school the school
;ou are praised ;ou are praised
with actions with actions
$eminders of the $eminders of the
importance of the tas importance of the tas
completed to the well1 completed to the well1
being of others are being of others are
used used
;our independent ;our independent
competence of a &ob competence of a &ob
is recogni)ed is recogni)ed
%onest! and sincerit! %onest! and sincerit!
are used are used
;ou are shown ;ou are shown
praise praise
spontaneousl! spontaneousl!
;ou are recogni)ed as ;ou are recogni)ed as
an integral part of the an integral part of the
class class
Someone Someone
appreciates !our appreciates !our
anal!sis anal!sis
;ou are praised with ;ou are praised with
an energetic and an energetic and
enthusiastic manner enthusiastic manner
-ersatilit! is used -ersatilit! is used
A clear2 logical A clear2 logical
e+planation of what e+planation of what
was done is was done is
e+pressed in precise e+pressed in precise
terms terms
<uic and timel! <uic and timel!
responses are responses are
used used
On a Bad Day% You May:
GOLD GOLD G$EE. G$EE. BL/E BL/E O$A.GE O$A.GE
Complain Complain Become overl! Become overl!
indecisive indecisive
"antasi)e and da!1 "antasi)e and da!1
dream dream
Become rude Become rude
0allow in self1pit! 0allow in self1pit! $efuse to $efuse to
cooperate with cooperate with
others others
Do an!thing to get Do an!thing to get
attention attention
Brea the rules for Brea the rules for
spite spite
0orr! 0orr! Become more aloof Become more aloof
or withdrawn or withdrawn
Lie to save face Lie to save face Lie or cheat to Lie or cheat to
control the control the
situation situation
Complain of Complain of
ps!chosomatic ps!chosomatic
problems problems
*ut others down *ut others down 0ithdraw so 0ithdraw so
others will come or others will come or
feel sorr! for !ou feel sorr! for !ou
$un awa! $un awa!
7ae malicious 7ae malicious
&udgments about &udgments about
!ourself or others !ourself or others
/se sarcasm /se sarcasm Cr! or pout Cr! or pout /se drugs or /se drugs or
alcohol alcohol
Blindl! follow the Blindl! follow the
letter of the law letter of the law
$efuse to $efuse to
communicate communicate
Show passive Show passive
resistance resistance
Act out Act out
boisterousl! boisterousl!
Become overl! Become overl!
authoritative authoritative
Become highl! Become highl!
critical of !ourself critical of !ourself
and others and others
;ell and scream ;ell and scream Become ph!sicall! Become ph!sicall!
aggressive aggressive
Become Become
unreasonabl! fi+ed unreasonabl! fi+ed
Turn a cold Turn a cold
shoulder to others shoulder to others
"ish for "ish for
compliments compliments
<uit or drop out <uit or drop out
Be unforgiving Be unforgiving Demand Demand
unreasonable unreasonable
perfection perfection
Become depressed Become depressed Become verball! Become verball!
abusive abusive
"eel a lot of "eel a lot of
an+iet! or stress an+iet! or stress
Sa! !ou are not Sa! !ou are not
lied lied
7ae bad 7ae bad
spontaneous spontaneous
decisions decisions
Become overl! Become overl!
tired or depressed tired or depressed
"eel put upon "eel put upon
Things that May Stress You:
GOLD GOLD G$EE. G$EE. BL/E BL/E O$A.GE O$A.GE
(ncomplete tass (ncomplete tass Lac of control Lac of control Broen promises Broen promises Too much Too much
responsibilit! responsibilit!
Ambiguous tas Ambiguous tas
answers answers
(ncompetence (ncompetence .egative criticism .egative criticism $edundanc! $edundanc!
7an! things going 7an! things going
on at the same time on at the same time
Emotional displa!s Emotional displa!s Conflict Conflict $ules and $ules and
regulations regulations
*eople not *eople not
following through following through
on tass on tass
Small tal Small tal (nsincerit! (nsincerit! Being stuc at a Being stuc at a
des des
(rresponsibilit! of (rresponsibilit! of
others others
Social functions Social functions L!ing L!ing $e#uirements to $e#uirements to
read manuals read manuals
A hapha)ard A hapha)ard
attitude attitude
Sub&ective Sub&ective
&udgment &udgment
$e&ection $e&ection Deadlines Deadlines
You May #refer these Careers:
GOLD GOLD G$EE. G$EE. BL/E BL/E O$A.GE O$A.GE
Accountant Accountant Attorne! Attorne! %uman resources %uman resources
manager manager
Advertising Advertising
Dentist Dentist $esearcher $esearcher 7inister 7inister 7areting 7areting
Auditor Auditor Engineer Engineer Editor Editor Actor Actor
Teacher Teacher Criminologist Criminologist Therapist Therapist 7ediator 7ediator
"inancial planner "inancial planner Critic Critic 9ournalist 9ournalist *ublic speaing *ublic speaing
Administrator Administrator Technical Technical
writer writer
Social worer Social worer Dance teacher Dance teacher
Librarian Librarian Chemist Chemist "und raise "und raise *=E= teacher *=E= teacher
7anager 7anager -eterinarian -eterinarian Emplo!ment interviewer Emplo!ment interviewer 9et pilot 9et pilot
Ban officer Ban officer *h!sician *h!sician "light attendant "light attendant *ainter *ainter
Air traffic Air traffic
controller controller
Biologist Biologist %ost3hostess %ost3hostess Sculptor Sculptor
Statistical cler Statistical cler Embalmer Embalmer $eceptionist $eceptionist 7echanic 7echanic
Telephone Telephone
operator operator
*hotographer *hotographer Tour guide Tour guide Carpenter Carpenter
*olice officer *olice officer Ecologist Ecologist Travel agent Travel agent Comedian Comedian
Secretar! Secretar! Anthropologist Anthropologist Customer service Customer service *uppeteer *uppeteer
Court reporter Court reporter "B( agent "B( agent Teacher Teacher Disc &oce! Disc &oce!