16-factor personality questionnaire by R. Cattell

1. I think my memory is better now than it was before:

• yes;
• Hard to say;
• no;

2. I could well live alone, away from people:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

3. If I said that the sky is «down» and that it is «hot» in winter, I would have to name the culprit:

• bandit
• saints;
• cloud;

4. When I go to bed, then:

• fall asleep quickly;
• it depends;
• I fall asleep with difficulty;

5. If I were driving on a road where there are many other cars, I would prefer:

• skip forward most of the cars;
• I do not know;
• overtook all the cars in front;

6. In the company, I present an opportunity for others to joke and tell all sorts of stories:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

7. It is important for me that there is no mess in everything around:

• right;
• Hard to say;
• wrong;

8. Most of the people with whom I go in companies are undoubtedly glad to see me:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

9. I would rather do:

• fencing and dancing;
• Hard to say;
• wrestling and basketball;

10. I am amused by the discrepancy between what people do and what they then say about it:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

11. When reading about an incident, I am interested in all the details:

• always;
• sometimes;
• rarely;

12. When friends make fun of me, I laugh with everyone and do not get offended:

• right;
• I do not know;
• wrong;

13. If someone really bothers me, I can quickly forget about it:

• right;
• I do not know;
• wrong;

14. I like to come up with new ways to do something than stick to tried and tested methods:

• right;
• I do not know;
• wrong;

15. When I plan something, I prefer to do it myself, without anyone’s help:

• right;
• sometimes;
• no;

16. I think that I am less sensitive and less excitable than most people:

• right;
• find it difficult to answer;
• wrong;

17. I am annoyed by people who cannot make decisions quickly:

• right;
• it depends;
• wrong;

18. Sometimes, albeit briefly, I have a feeling of irritation towards my parents:

• yes;
• I do not know;
• no;

19. I would rather reveal my innermost thoughts:

• my good friends;
• I do not know;
• no;

20. I think that the word opposite in meaning to the word «inaccurate» is:

• careless;
• thorough;
• approximate;

21. I tend to have enough energy when I need it:

• yes;
• Hard to say;
• no;

22. I am more annoyed by people who:

• with their gooey jokes they make people blush;
• find it difficult to answer;
• create inconvenience when they are late for an appointment with me;

23. I really like to invite guests and entertain them:

• right;
• it depends;
• wrong;

24. I think that:

• you can not do everything equally carefully;
• Hard to say;
• any work should be done carefully if you have undertaken it;

25. I usually have to overcome embarrassment:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

26. My friends more often:

• consult with me;
• do both;
• give me advice;

27. If a friend deceives me in trifles, I would rather pretend that I did not notice this than expose him:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

28. I like a friend:

• whose interests are of a business and practical nature;
• I do not know;
• which is distinguished by a deeply thought-out outlook on life;

29. I cannot listen indifferently to other people expressing ideas that are opposite to those in which I firmly believe:

• right;
• Hard to say;
• wrong;

30. I am worried about my past actions and mistakes:

• yes;
• I do not know;
• no;

31. If I were equally good at both, I would prefer:

• play chess;
• Hard to say;
• play towns;

32. I like sociable, sociable people:

• yes;
• Hard to say;
• no;

33. I am so careful and practical that fewer unpleasant surprises happen to me than to other people:

• yes;
• Hard to say;
• no;

34. I can forget my worries and responsibilities when I need to:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

35. It can be difficult for me to admit that I am wrong:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

36. It would be more interesting at the enterprise:

• work with machines and mechanisms, participate in the main production;
• Hard to say;
• to talk with people, to engage in social work;

37. Which word is not related to the other two:

• Moon;
• air;
• the sun;

38. Something that distracts my attention to some extent:

• annoys me;
• something in between;
• doesn’t bother me at all;

39. If I had a lot of money, then I:

• I would take care not to arouse envy;
• I do not know;
• I would live without embarrassing myself in anything;

40. Worst punishment for me:

• hard work;
• I do not know;
• to be locked up in solitude;

41. People should, more than they do now, observe moral standards:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

42. I was told that I was a child:

• calm and liked to be alone;
• Hard to say;
• alive and mobile, and I could not be left alone;

43. I would like practical work with various installations and machines:

• Yes;
• I do not know;
• no;

44. I think that most witnesses in court tell the truth, even if it is not easy for them:

• yes;
• Hard to say;
• no;

45. Sometimes I hesitate to put my ideas into practice, because they seem impossible to me:

• right;
• Hard to say;
• wrong;

46. ​​I try not to laugh at jokes as loudly as most people do:

• right;
• I do not know;
• wrong;

47. I have never felt so unhappy that I wanted to cry:

• right;
• I do not know;
• wrong;

48. In music, I prefer:

• marches performed by brass bands;
• I do not know;
• violin solos;

49. I would rather spend two summer months:

• in the countryside with one or two friends;
• Hard to say;
• leading a group in a tourist camp;

50. Efforts expended on drawing up plans:

• never redundant;
• Hard to say;
• not worth it;

51. The thoughtless actions and statements of my friends in my address do not offend me and do not upset me:

• right;
• I do not know;
• wrong;

52. When I succeed, I find these things small:

• always;
• sometimes;
• rarely;

53. I would rather work:

• in an institution where I would have to lead people and be among them all the time;
• find it difficult to answer;
• work alone, for example, as an architect who develops his project;

54. A house is to a room as a tree is to:

• forest;
• plant
• list;

55. What I do, I do not succeed:

• rarely;
• occasionally;
• often;

56. In most cases, I:

• I prefer to take risks
• it depends;
• I prefer to act for sure;

57. Some people probably think that I talk too much:

• most likely it is;
• I do not know;
• I think no;

58. I like a person more:

• a great mind, even if it is unreliable and fickle;
• Hard to say;
• with average abilities, but able to resist all temptations;

59. I make decisions:

• faster than many people;
• I do not know;
• slower than most people;

60. I am more impressed by:

• craftsmanship and grace;
• Hard to say;
• strength and power;

61. I consider myself a cooperative person:

• yes;
• something in between;
• no;

62. I like to talk with refined, refined people more than with frank and straightforward people:

• yes;
• I do not know;
• no;

63. I prefer:

• to resolve issues concerning me personally;
• find it difficult to answer;
• consult with my friends;

64. If a person does not immediately respond to my words, then I feel that he must have said some stupidity:

• right;
• I do not know;
• wrong;

65. During my school years, I gained the most knowledge:

• on the lessons;
• I do not know;
• reading books;

66. I avoid community service and related responsibilities:

• right;
• sometimes;
• wrong;

67. When the issue to be solved is very difficult and requires a lot of effort from me, then I try:

• take up another issue;
• Hard to say;
• once again trying to solve this issue;

68. I have strong emotions (anxiety, anger, fits of laughter, etc.) seemingly without specific reasons:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

69. Sometimes I think worse than usual:

• right;
• sometimes;
• wrong;

70. I am pleased to do a person a favor by agreeing to make an appointment with him at a time convenient for him, even if it is a little inconvenient for me:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

71. I think that the correct number that should continue the series 1,2,4,0,5, … would be:

• 10;
• 5;
• 7;

72. Sometimes I have short bouts of nausea and dizziness without a specific reason:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

73. I prefer to refuse my order rather than give the waiter or waitress unnecessary anxiety:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

74. I live for today more than other people:

• right;
• Hard to say;
• wrong;

75. At a party I like:

• take part in an interesting business conversation;
• find it difficult to answer;
• relax with everyone;

76. I express my opinion regardless of who listens to me:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

77. If I could travel back in time, I would like to meet more:

• with Columbus;
• I do not know;
• with Pushkin;

78. I have to restrain myself from not settling other people’s affairs:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

79. If people think badly of me, I do not try to convince them, but continue to do as I see fit:

• yes;
• Hard to say;
• no;

80. Working in a store, I would prefer:

• window dressing;
• I do not know;
• be a cashier

81. If I see that my old friend is cold with me and avoids me, I usually:

• I immediately think: “He is in a bad mood”;
• I do not know;
• I worry about what wrong thing I did;

82. Many troubles come from people who try to make changes in everything, although there are already satisfactory ways to solve these issues:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

83. I get great pleasure from telling local news:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

84. Neat, demanding people do not get along with me:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• wrong;

85. It seems to me that I am less irritable than most people:

• right;
• I do not know;
• wrong;

86. I can easily disregard other people than they can with me:

• right;
• sometimes;
• wrong;

87. It happens that all morning I don’t want to talk to anyone:

• often;
• sometimes;
• never;

88. I get bored:

• often;
• sometimes;
• rarely;

89. If the clock hands meet exactly every 65 minutes, measured according to the exact clock, then this watch:

• behind;
• go right;
• hurry;

90. People say that I like to do things in my original way:

• right;
• sometimes;
• wrong;

91. I believe that unnecessary worries should be avoided because they are tiring:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

92. At home in my spare time I:

• I rest from all affairs;
• find it difficult to answer;
• I do things that interest me;

93. I am timid and cautious about making friends with new people:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

94. I believe that what people say in verse can be just as accurately expressed in prose:

• yes;
• Hard to say;
• no;

95. It seems to me that people with whom I am on friendly terms may not be friends behind my back:

• yes, in most cases;
• sometimes;
• no;

96. It seems to me that even the most dramatic events in a year will no longer leave any traces in my soul:

• yes;
• I do not know;
• no;

97. I think it would be more interesting to be:

• naturalist and work with plants;
• I do not know;
• insurance agent;

98. I am subject to superstition and causeless fear in relation to some things, for example, to a certain animal, places, dates:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

99. I love to think about how the world could be better:

• yes;
• Hard to say;
• no;

100. I prefer games:

• where you need to play in a team or have a partner;
• I do not know;
• where everyone plays for himself;

101. At night I have fantastic and absurd dreams:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

102. If I stay at home alone, then after a while I feel anxiety and fear:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

103. I can mislead people with my friendly attitude, although in fact I don’t like them:

• yes;
• sometimes;
• no;

104. Which word is less related to others:

• think;
• see;
• break;

105. If the mother of MARY is the sister of the father of ALEXANDER, then who is ALEXANDER in relation to MARY:

• cousin;
• nephew
• uncles.