Personality test
Budget: $8 – $15 CAD
Take the Big Five Personality Test (https://www.truity.com/view/tests/big-five-personality) and answer some questions about the strengths and weaknesses that the test gives you. The questions begin on the next page. .
Talking about the results of personality tests
Sometimes we can forget that personality tests like this are just a snapshot of who we are – and of the noise affecting us in that moment – when we answer the questions. We can be tempted to say things like “I am this” or “I am that”. We might even use this language to label ourselves.
Advocate for yourself. Use language that creates distance between you and the test results. When you reflect on your results, make it clear to yourself and your audience that these descriptions are the quiz’s observations of you. This information has a source, so name it. We’ve given you some examples below.
Instead of …
Say …
“I am too idealistic.”
“According to the Big 5 Personality quiz, I am sometimes too idealistic.”
“I’m hard-working.”
“The quiz says I’m very hard-working.”
Review the strengths and weakness that the test indicates for your results. Pick one strength and one weakness.
For example, you might have “Dedicated and hard-working” as a strength and “Too idealistic” as a weakness. Pick a strength or weakness that is related to communication.
Write the strength and weakness you’ve picked to reflect on in the spaces below.
Strength:
Weakness:
Reflect on the strength
Why did you pick this strength to reflect on?
Do you agree with the quiz about this strength? Use a claim + evidence statement.
How can this strength help make you a better communicator? Use a claim + evidence statement.
Reflect on the weakness
Why did you pick this weakness to reflect on?
Do you agree with the quiz about this weakness? Use a claim + evidence statement.
How do you think this might affect your communication skills? Use a claim + evidence statement.
Do you want to improve this weakness? How can you work towards making it a strength?
Talking about the results of personality tests
Sometimes we can forget that personality tests like this are just a snapshot of who we are – and of the noise affecting us in that moment – when we answer the questions. We can be tempted to say things like “I am this” or “I am that”. We might even use this language to label ourselves.
Advocate for yourself. Use language that creates distance between you and the test results. When you reflect on your results, make it clear to yourself and your audience that these descriptions are the quiz’s observations of you. This information has a source, so name it. We’ve given you some examples below.
Instead of …
Say …
“I am too idealistic.”
“According to the Big 5 Personality quiz, I am sometimes too idealistic.”
“I’m hard-working.”
“The quiz says I’m very hard-working.”
Review the strengths and weakness that the test indicates for your results. Pick one strength and one weakness.
For example, you might have “Dedicated and hard-working” as a strength and “Too idealistic” as a weakness. Pick a strength or weakness that is related to communication.
Write the strength and weakness you’ve picked to reflect on in the spaces below.
Strength:
Weakness:
Reflect on the strength
Why did you pick this strength to reflect on?
Do you agree with the quiz about this strength? Use a claim + evidence statement.
How can this strength help make you a better communicator? Use a claim + evidence statement.
Reflect on the weakness
Why did you pick this weakness to reflect on?
Do you agree with the quiz about this weakness? Use a claim + evidence statement.
How do you think this might affect your communication skills? Use a claim + evidence statement.
Do you want to improve this weakness? How can you work towards making it a strength?