Big Five Personality Comparison Activity and Test (Print and Digital) - Free Printable

This image is a personality assessment based on the Big Five personality traits, also known as the OCEAN model. It's a 20-item self-report questionnaire designed to measure five broad dimensions of personality:

1. Extraversion
2. Openness to Experience (or Intellect/Imagination)
3. Agreeableness
4. Conscientiousness
5. Neuroticism

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🔍 How to Use This Test

You are supposed to rate how accurately each statement describes you using a 5-point scale:

- 1 = Very Inaccurate
- 2 = Moderately Inaccurate
- 3 = Neither Accurate nor Inaccurate
- 4 = Moderately Accurate
- 5 = Very Accurate

However, for items marked with (R), you must reverse the scoring:
- So:
- 1 = Very Accurate
- 2 = Moderately Accurate
- 3 = Neither
- 4 = Moderately Inaccurate
- 5 = Very Inaccurate

Then, sum up the scores for specific items to get your total score in each trait.

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🧠 Step-by-Step Explanation of Each Trait

Let’s go through each trait and identify which statements belong to it, and how to calculate them.

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#### ✔ 1. Extraversion
Measures sociability, assertiveness, and energy in social situations.

Items: #1, #6(R), #11, #16(R)

- #1: Am the life of the party. → High score = more extraverted
- #6 (R): Don’t talk a lot. → Reverse: If you say “very accurate” (1), that means you’re *not* extraverted.
- #11: Talk to a lot of different people at parties. → High score = extraverted
- #16 (R): Keep in the background. → Reverse: Saying "very accurate" means you're introverted.

👉 Add scores from #1 + #6(R) + #11 + #16(R) → Total /20

> 💡 Example: If you scored 5, 1, 5, 1 → Then reverse #6 and #16: 5 + (5) + 5 + (5) = 20 → Very high extraversion.

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#### ✔ 2. Openness to Experience (Intellect/Imagination)
Measures curiosity, creativity, and openness to new ideas.

Items: #5, #10(R), #15(R), #20(R)

- #5: Have a vivid imagination. → High score = open-minded
- #10 (R): Am not interested in abstract ideas. → Reverse: If you agree, you’re less open
- #15 (R): Have difficulty understanding abstract ideas. → Reverse: Agreeing = low openness
- #20 (R): Do not have a good imagination. → Reverse: Agreeing = low openness

👉 Add #5 + #10(R) + #15(R) + #20(R) → Total /20

> 💡 Example: Score 5, 1, 1, 1 → Reversed: 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 → High openness

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#### ✔ 3. Agreeableness
Measures compassion, empathy, and cooperativeness.

Items: #2, #7(R), #12, #17(R)

- #2: Sympathize with others’ feelings → High = agreeable
- #7 (R): Am not interested in other people’s problems → Reverse: Agreeing = low agreeableness
- #12: Feel others' emotions → High = empathetic/agreeable
- #17 (R): Am not really interested in others → Reverse: Agreeing = low agreeableness

👉 Add #2 + #7(R) + #12 + #17(R) → Total /20

> 💡 Example: 5, 1, 5, 1 → Reversed: 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 → High agreeableness

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#### ✔ 4. Conscientiousness
Measures organization, responsibility, and dependability.

Items: #3, #8(R), #13, #18(R)

- #3: Get chores done right away → High = conscientious
- #8 (R): Often forget to put things back → Reverse: Agreeing = disorganized
- #13: Like order → High = conscientious
- #18 (R): Make a mess of things → Reverse: Agreeing = messy

👉 Add #3 + #8(R) + #13 + #18(R) → Total /20

> 💡 Example: 5, 1, 5, 1 → Reversed: 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 → Highly conscientious

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#### ✔ 5. Neuroticism
Measures emotional instability, anxiety, and moodiness.

Items: #4, #9(R), #14, #19(R)

- #4: Have frequent mood swings → High = more neurotic
- #9 (R): Am relaxed most of the time → Reverse: Agreeing = calm (low neuroticism)
- #14: Get upset easily → High = more neurotic
- #19 (R): Seldom feel blue → Reverse: Agreeing = emotionally stable

👉 Add #4 + #9(R) + #14 + #19(R) → Total /20

> 💡 Example: 5, 1, 5, 1 → Reversed: 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20 → High neuroticism

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📝 How to Score Yourself

After filling in all 20 blanks:

1. For each item with (R), reverse the score:
- 1 → 5
- 2 → 4
- 3 → 3
- 4 → 2
- 5 → 1

2. Sum the reversed or original scores for each trait group.

3. Divide by 20 to get a percentage-like score (though usually just reported as raw score out of 20).

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🔮 Interpreting Your Scores

Each trait ranges from 4 to 20 (since there are 4 items per trait):

| Score Range | Interpretation |
|------------|----------------|
| 4–8 | Low (less of the trait) |
| 9–12 | Moderate |
| 13–20 | High (more of the trait) |

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🛠️ Example Scoring (Hypothetical)

Suppose you answered:

- #1: 5
- #6 (R): 2 → reverse to 4
- #11: 4
- #16 (R): 3 → reverse to 3
→ Extraversion: 5 + 4 + 4 + 3 = 16/20 → High

- #5: 5
- #10 (R): 2 → reverse to 4
- #15 (R): 1 → reverse to 5
- #20 (R): 1 → reverse to 5
→ Openness: 5 + 4 + 5 + 5 = 19/20 → Very high

And so on...

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✔ Final Notes

- This is a shortened version of the Big Five (Mini-IPIP).
- It's not diagnostic but gives a general idea of your personality profile.
- Be honest with yourself when rating — self-awareness improves accuracy.
- The test is self-administered, so no one else can interpret it for you unless you share your answers.

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If you'd like, I can help you fill out this form if you provide your responses to the 20 items. Just list your answers (e.g., 1, 5, 3, etc.), and I’ll compute your Big Five scores!