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 ( 0 4 7 8 9 = ? @ (A (( 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!