Tests 1 April 201418 February 2022 Share this:TwitterFacebookWhatsApp How honest are you? By Psychologies Personality Test Question 1/16 Your partner has bought you an expensive ring for your anniversary, but you hate it. What do you say? All questions are required A I love it! Thank you B You spoil me too much. You must have spent a fortune. (You don’t mention the ring) C Thank you. The thing is I don’t really like this design. I would prefer to choose a different one D What a lovely present. Where did you get it? I’m not sure it’s quite the right size. Could I go and get it adjusted or exchange it? Next question Question 2/16 You’re busy at work but your clingy partner sends you a text demanding that you call back straightaway. You: All questions are required A Don’t ring back and say later that you had no phone battery B Don’t respond. You will say later that you didn’t see the text C Call later when you’re less busy D Give them a quick call Previous Next question Question 3/16 A friend takes you for dinner at an upmarket restaurant but the wine is corked, the bread is stale and your meal is cold. You: All questions are required A Say everything is delicious. Your friend is paying and you don’t want to make a fuss B Ask other people how their meals are. If they aren’t happy either you will complain Otherwise, you’ll say nothing C Ask politely if the kitchen could reheat your meal D Send your food back and tell the chef that you aren’t happy Previous Next question Question 4/16 The phone rings while you’re lying on the couch after a long day at work. It’s a friend who’s feeling depressed and wants you to cheer her up. You: All questions are required A Explain that you’re just about to go out, but you really wish you could help B Say she can come over if she likes, but your mum was also going to pop in C Say you’re tired, but try to cheer her up anyway D Say she can come round, but you’re not on top form so she won’t be able to stay for long Previous Next question Question 5/16 You sustain a slight injury to your shoulder in a car accident, but you had a pre-existing shoulder injury. You have private health insurance. You: All questions are required A Get your insurer to pay for treatment for both injuries. You might as well make the most of it if you’re going to make a claim. B You put in a claim but don’t go in to too much detail. If it goes through, so much the better C Discuss with the other driver how you can make the claim work for both of you D Declare only the injury caused by the accident to your insurer Previous Next question Question 6/16 You go with your friend for her final fitting for her wedding dress. She wants your opinion. You think it looks awful. The cut is bad and it makes her look fat. You say: All questions are required A If you feel good in it then it’s perfect. It’s made for you B I’m not in a position to give you an opinion or advice because I don’t like wedding dresses anyway C It’s not bad, but you could ask for a few alterations D If you want my honest opinion then I have to say that I don’t like it and that it doesn’t suit you at all Previous Next question Question 7/16 You’re in the supermarket and you see a woman accidentally drop a jar of jam, which smashes on the floor. She walks off as if nothing has happened. You: All questions are required A Ignore it as well. It’s not your problem B Stare at the woman until she admits what happened C Tell a shop assistant so that they can clear it up D Don’t like that sort of behaviour. You take it up with the woman directly Previous Next question Question 8/16 There’s a letter in your communal hallway, which has been opened but left behind by the recipient. It’s not addressed to you, but you can see that it mentions your name several times. You: All questions are required A Find a pretext to read it. If it’s been left lying around it can’t be that important B Read it quickly and put it back where it was without saying anything to anyone C Ask the addressee what it’s about D Wouldn’t read a letter that wasn’t addressed to you Previous Next question Question 9/16 The shop assistant at the supermarket checkout gives you change for £20 when you only gave her a £10 note. You: All questions are required A Great! You pocket the cash and leave quickly B Hesitate for a minute and then take the money after all C Think about it and realise that the shop assistant will get blamed for the error so you give the extra change back D Tell the shop assistant her mistake and give the money back Previous Next question Question 10/16 You take four children to an amusement park. It’s free for the under-10s but one of them is 11 and two of them are 12. You: All questions are required A Say they are all 10 B Say the 11 year-old is 10 and pay for the other two C Try to negotiate a group discount D Pay for the older children without quibbling Previous Next question Question 11/16 You’re on the train without a ticket and the ticket inspector approaches. You: All questions are required A Invent a story about why you didn’t have time to buy a ticket B Look for your ticket as if you’d bought one but lost it C Pay the fine without a fuss D Would never get on a train without buying a ticket Previous Next question Question 12/16 The phone rings. You were supposed to be having dinner at your great aunt’s this evening, but you stayed at home instead. You: All questions are required A Convince her that she’s got the wrong date B Pretend you’re ill C Ignore the phone D Pick up the phone, make excuses, and then, if it’s not too late, you go over there Previous Next question Question 13/16 To help you out a friend has lent you her car but just as you’re about to take it back you hear a rattling sound. You: All questions are required A Give the car back without mentioning it B Tell her about it, but say that you first heard the sound on the day you borrowed it C Tell her about it, but say you might be wrong D Suggest she gets the car looked at by a mechanic because it sounds like something isn’t working properly Previous Next question Question 14/16 Did you ever cheat at exams at school? All questions are required A Often, and you thought it was big and clever B You copied work or whispered answers to your neighbours C In one or two subjects, but not very often D Never Previous Next question Question 15/16 Your alarm clock is on the blink and you’re late for an important meeting. You: All questions are required A Blame your PA for not recording the appointment correctly B Blame public transport or traffic jams C Feel awkward and make up a story that doesn’t really hold water D Apologise without trying to make excuses Previous Next question Question 16/16 You’re in a friend’s car. She takes a call on her mobile while driving and is stopped by the police. She denies she was on the phone. You: All questions are required A Make up a story: she did pick up her phone but she wasn’t making a call B Back her up. C Try to be polite to the police D Stay out of it Previous Finish test Share this:TwitterFacebookWhatsApp
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