Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Test
1. At a party, do you 12. In approaching others, is your inclination to be
a. interact with many, including strangers somewhat
b. interact with a few, known to you a. objective
b. personal
2. Are you more
a. realistic than speculative 13. Are you more
b. speculative than realistic a. punctual
b. leisurely
3. Is it worse to
a. have your “head in the clouds” 14. Does it bother you more when things are
b. be “in a rut” a. incomplete
b. completed
4. Are you more impressed by
a. principles 15. In your social groups, do you
b. emotions a. keep abreast of others’ happenings
b. get behind on the news
5. Are you more drawn toward the
a. convincing 16. In doing ordinary things. are you more likely to
b. touching a. do it the usual way
b. do it your own way
6. Do you prefer to work
a. to deadlines 17. Writers should
b. just “whenever” a. “say what they mean and mean what they say”
b. express things more by use of analogy
7. Do you tend to choose
a. rather carefully 18. Which appeals to you more,
b. somewhat impulsively a. consistency of thought
b. harmonious human relationships
8. At parties, do you
a. stay late, with increasing energy 19. Are you more comfortable in making
b. leave early, with decreased energy a. logical judgements
b. value judgements
9. Are you more attracted to
a. sensible people 20. Do you want things
b. imaginative people a. settled and decided
b. unsettled and undecided
10. Are you more interested in
a. what is actual 21. Would you say you are more
b. what is possible a. serious and determined
b. easy-going
11. In judging others, are you more swayed by
a. laws than circumstances 22. When discussing over the phone, do you
b. circumstances than laws a. rarely question that it will all be said
b. rehearse what you’ll say
23. Facts 35. Do you put more value on the
a. “speak for themselves” a. definite
b. illustrate principles b. open-ended
24. Are visionaries 36. Does new and non-routine interactions with others
a. somewhat annoying a. stimulate and energize you
b. rather fascinating b. tax your reserves
25. Are you more often 37. Are you more frequently
a. a cool-headed person a. a practical sort of person
b. a warm-hearted person b. a fanciful sort of person
26. Is it worse to be 38. Are you more likely to
a. unjust a. see how others are useful
b. merciless b. see how others see
27. Should one usually let events occur 39. Which is more satisfying:
a. by careful selection and choice a. to discuss an issue thoroughly
b. randomly and by chance b. to arrive at agreement on an issue
28.Do you feel more comfortable when you 40. Which rules you more:
a. have purchased a. your head
b. have the option to buy b. your heart
29. In company, do you 41. Are you more comfortable with work that is
a. initiate conversation a. contracted
b. wait to be approached b. done on a casual basis
30. Common sense is 42. Do you tend to look for
a. rarely questionable a. the orderly
b. frequently questionable b. whatever turns up
31. Children often do not 43. Do you prefer
a. make themselves useful enough a. many friends with brief contact
b. exercise their fantasy enough b. a few friends with more lengthy contact
32.In making decisions, do you feel more comfortable 44. Do you go more by
with a. facts
a. standards b. principles
b. feelings
45. Are you more interested in
33. Are you more a. production and distribution
a. firm than gentle b. design and research
b. gentle than firm
46. Which is more of a compliment
34. Which is more admirable: a. “There is a very logical person.”
a. the ability to organize and be methodical b. “There is a very sentimental person.”
b. the ability to adapt and make do
47. Do you value yourself more that you are 59. Are you drawn more to
a. unwavering a. fundamentals
b. devoted b. overtones
48. Do you more often prefer the 60. Which seems the greater error:
a. final and unalterable statement a. to be too passionate
b. tentative and preliminary statement b. to be too objective
49. Are you more comfortable 61. Do you see yourself basically
a. after a decision a. hard-headed
b. before a decision b. soft-hearted
50. Do you 62. Which situation appeals to you more:
a. speak easily and at length with strangers a. the structured and scheduled
b. find little to say to strangers b. the unstructured and unscheduled
51. Are you more likely to trust your 63. Are you a person that is more
a. experience a. routinized than whimsical
b. hunch b. whimsical than routinized
52. Do you feel 64. Are you more inclined to be
a. more practical than ingenious a. easy to approach
b. more ingenious than practical b. somewhat reserved
53. Which person is more likely to be complemented: 65. In writings, do you prefer
one of a. the more literal
a. clear reason b. the more figurative
b. strong feeling
66. Is it harder for you to
54. Are you inclined more to be a. identify with others
a. fair-minded b. utilize others
b. sympathetic
67. Which do you wish more for yourself:
55. Is it preferable mostly to a. clarity of reason
a. make sure things are arranged b. strength of compassion
b. just let things happen
68. Which is the greater fault:
56. In relationships, should most things be a. being indiscriminate
a. renegotiable b. being critical
b. random and circumstantial
69. Do you prefer the
57. When the phone rings, do you a.planned event
a. hasten to get to it first b. unplanned event
b. hope someone else will answer
70. Do you tend to be more
58. Do you prize more in yourself a. deliberate than spontaneous
a. a strong sense of reality b. spontaneous than deliberate
b. a vivid imagination
