Personality traits

Exercise 1

Put the personality traits in the appropriate columns.

honest confident lazy patient selfish shy organised

mean brave stubborn careful aggressive kind

POSITIVE NEGATIVE NEUTRAL

Exercise 2

Match people’s descriptions with their traits.

1. I like to help people. ____

2. I help people even when it’s dangerous for me. ____

3. I don’t like working, I prefer to relax all day. ____

4. I only think about myself, I don’t care about others. ____

5. I always tell the truth and I don’t steal or cheat. ____

6. I have a big imagination and I come up with new ideas all the time. ____

7. I often feel nervous talking in front of other people. ____

8. I tidy up my room every day and my clothes are always clean. ____

9. Nobody can change my mind, I don’t listen to other people’s arguments. ____

10. I never buy people expensive presents. ____

a) Honest

b) Stubborn

c) Brave

d) Creative

e) Mean

f) Helpful

g) Lazy

h) Neat

i) Selfish

j) Shy