The Big Five Personality Test (OCEAN)

This interactive test covers curiosity, novelty, organization, procrastination, commitments, speaking up, tiredness, trust, empathy, conflict, anxiety, mood, guilt and readiness to change. What the test asks, for example Curiosity Whether, faced with a topic you don't know yet, you lean more toward indifference or toward wanting to know more. Whether, out of curiosity, you read or listen to viewpoints that contradict your own. Novelty Whether, at a restaurant, you lean more toward the dish you already know or toward one you've never tasted. Whether artwork displayed in the street makes you slow down, even when your mind is elsewhere. Organization Whether the spot at home where you put your things tends to stay cluttered or tidy. Whether your paperwork and deadlines are organized, and you know where everything is. Procrastination Whether a bill you could pay right away tends to wait until the next day. Whether, when you have an important personal project to carry out, you get started well ahead of time, step by step. Commitments Whether a personal project you've started tends to stay on hold or get seen through to the end. Whether you follow through on what you promised by the agreed date, even when no one asks for it. Speaking up Whether, at a party, you tend to find yourself near the wall or in the middle of the room. Whether, in a queue, you're the one who starts talking with the person next to you. Tiredness Whether, after a long stretch spent in a group, you tend to come home drained or raring to go. Whether, after a long while surrounded by people, you still have energy to spare. Trust Whether, when an acquaintance offers to help, you tend to wonder what's in it for them. Whether, faced with an unexplained delay, you assume there's a good reason behind it. Empathy Whether a mistake a loved one keeps repeating tends to drive you up the wall, or you stay patient. Whether, seeing someone crying in the street, you slow down and it moves you. Conflict Whether, in a group facing a disagreement, you tend to speak your mind without a filter or choose your words to spare the group. Whether, in a group activity, you look for common ground before pushing your own idea. Anxiety Whether, when you think about what's coming, a knot settles in your chest. Whether, when you think about what's ahead, confidence or worry tends to dominate. Mood Whether your mood shifts between morning and afternoon for a reason you can't pin down. Whether, after an argument, your calm tends to come back quickly or slowly. Guilt Whether, when an appointment is pushed back at the last moment, your guilt passes at once or lingers for a long time. Whether a long wait or a transport mishap tends to leave you calm or tense. Readiness to change Whether what you have just described matters in how you function day to day. Whether you want to get better at working with this way of functioning.