Personality Test
Taken from Florence Littauer’s Personality Plus: How to Understand Others by Understanding Yourself
Directions: In each of the following rows of four words across, choose the one word that most often applies to you.
Continue through all forty lines; be sure each number is marked. If you are not sure which word “most applies,”
ask a spouse or a friend, and think of what your answer would have been when you were a child.
Strengths
1.
Adventurous
Adaptable
Animated
Analytical
2.
Persistent
Playful
Persuasive
Peaceful
3.
Submissive
Self sacrificing
Sociable
Strong willed
4.
Considerate
Controlled
Competitive
Convincing
5.
Refreshing
Respectful
Reserved
Resourceful
6.
Satisfied
Sensitive
Self reliant
Spirited
7.
Planner
Patient
Positive
Promoter
8.
Sure
Spontaneous
Scheduled
Shy
9.
Orderly
Obliging
Outspoken
Optimistic
10.
Friendly
Faithful
Funny
Forceful
11.
Daring
Delightful
Diplomatic
Detailed
12.
Cheerful
Consistent
Cultured
Confident
13.
Idealistic
Independent
Inoffensive
Inspiring
14.
Demonstrative
Decisive
Dry Humor
Deep
15.
Mediator
Musical
Mover
Mixes easily
16.
Thoughtful
Tenacious
Talker
Tolerant
17.
Listener
Loyal
Leader
Lively
18.
Contented
Chief
Chart maker
Cute
19.
Perfectionist
Pleasant
Productive
Popular
20.
Bouncy
Bold
Behaved
Balanced
Weaknesses
21.
Blank
Bashful
Brassy
Bossy
22.
Undisciplined
Unsympathetic
Unenthusiastic
Unforgiving
23.
Reticent
Resentful
Resistant
Repetitious
24.
Fussy
Fearful
Forgetful
Frank
25.
Impatient
Insecure
Indecisive
Interrupts
26.
Unpopular
Uninvolved
Unpredictable
Unaffectionate
27.
Headstrong
Haphazard
Hard to please
Hesitant
28.
Plain
Pessimistic
Proud
Permissive
29.
Angered easily
Aimless
Argumentative
Alienated
30.
Naive
Negative attitude
Nervy
Nonchalant
31.
Worrier
Withdrawn
Workaholic
Wants credit
32.
Too sensitive
Tactless
Timid
Talkative
33.
Doubtful
Disorganized
Domineering
Depressed
34.
Inconsistent
Introvert
Intolerant
Indifferent
35.
Messy
Moody
Mumbles
Manipulative
36.
Slow
Stubborn
Show-off
Skeptical
37.
Loner
Lord over others
Lazy
Loud
38.
Sluggish
Suspicious
Short tempered
Scatterbrained
39.
Revengeful
Restless
Reluctant
Rash
40.
Compromising
Critical
Crafty
Changeable
Personality Scoring Sheet
Transfer all your marks from the first sheet to this sheet and add up your totals.
The words are in a different order on the profile and scoring sheets
Strengths
Popular Sanguine
Powerful Choleric
Perfect Melancholy
Peaceful Phlegmatic
1.
Animated
Adventurous
Analytical
Adaptable
2.
Playful
Persuasive
Persistent
Peaceful
3.
Sociable
Strong Willed
Self sacrificing
Submissive
4.
Convincing
Competitive
Considerate
Controlled
5.
Refreshing
Resourceful
Respectful
Reserved
6.
Spirited
Self reliant
Sensitive
Satisfied
7.
Promoter
Positive
Planner
Patient
8.
Spontaneous
Sure
Scheduled
Shy
9.
Optimistic
Outspoken
Orderly
Obliging
10.
Funny
Forceful
Faithful
Friendly
11.
Delightful
Daring
Detailed
Diplomatic
12.
Cheerful
Confident
Cultured
Consistent
13.
Inspiring
Independent
Idealistic
Inoffensive
14.
Demonstrative
Decisive
Deep
Dry humor
15.
Mixes easily
Mover
Musical
Mediator
16.
Talker
Tenacious
Thoughtful
Tolerant
17.
Lively
Leader
Loyal
Listener
18.
Cute
Chief
Chart maker
Contented
19.
Popular
Productive
Perfectionist
Pleasant
20.
Bouncy
Bold
Behaved
Balanced
Weaknesses
21.
Brassy
Bossy
Bashful
Blank
22.
Undisciplined
Unsympathetic
Unforgiving
Unenthusiastic
23.
Repetitious
Resistant
Resentful
Reticent
24.
Forgetful
Frank
Fussy
Fearful
25.
Interrupts
Impatient
Insecure
Indecisive
26.
Unpredictable
Unaffectionate
Unpopular
Uninvolved
27.
Haphazard
Headstrong
Hard to please
Hesitant
28.
Permissive
Proud
Pessimistic
Plain
29.
Angered easily
Argumentative
Alienated
Aimless
30.
Naive
Nervy
Negative attitude
Nonchalant
31.
Wants credit
Workaholic
Withdrawn
Worrier
32.
Talkative
Tactless
Too sensitive
Timid
33.
Disorganized
Domineering
Depressed
Doubtful
34.
Inconsistent
Intolerant
Introvert
Indifferent
35.
Messy
Manipulative
Moody
Mumbles
36.
Show-off
Stubborn
Skeptical
Slow
37.
Loud
Lord over others
Loner
Lazy
38.
Scatterbrained
Short tempered
Suspicious
Sluggish
39.
Restless
Rash
Revengeful
Reluctant
40.
Changeable
Crafty
Critical
Compromising
Totals:
This test is very easy to interpret. Once you’ve transferred your answers to the scoring sheet, added your totals in
each of the four columns, you’ll know your dominant personality type (and least dominant type). You’ll also know
what combination you are.
**Note: As Christians, and especially as Christian leaders, we should use personality tests to better understand
ourselves and others. They are not intended to lock us in to one particular personality. i.e. We are not allowed to
blame our sin on our personality type. We are not slaves to our personality, we are slaves to Christ. If Christ is
changing us day by day, He will sand away our rough edges so that we will become more like Him.
