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Basic Instructions
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There are no right or
wrong answers.
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Complete the
instrument by yourself, at a time when you can
finish it in one session.
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Select either A or B.
The choices may seem very close but you should do you best to make
a choice each time. Over the whole range of questions a
pattern will emerge.
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Try not to spend too
much time on any one question. Your most spontaneous answer is
usually the best answer.
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Mark your answers on
the Answer Sheet.
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Do not score until you
have entirely completed your answers.
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When you are finished, follow
the scoring directions that are on the page after the answer sheet.
1. If you had to
guess, do you think you might spend more time in the future
A. With your
child in the emergency room with cuts and scrapes
B. Coaxing your child to try new
things
2. Does your
child particularly like to talk to you about
A. Things she or he has been doing
B. Things he/she can imagine or dream
up
3. If
another child clearly does something wrong and is punished, your
child would be likely to
A.
Feel he/she deserved it
B.
Just want the child to feel better
4. When asking
your child where a possession is (such as his/her shoes) does he/she
A. Seem to know just where they are
B.
Often have no clue
5. When leaving
your child with a new sitter, does your child find it
A. Often upsetting
B. Rarely upsetting
6. Would you say
that your child
A. Lives more in thoughts and ideas
for the future
B. Lives more in the here-and-now
7. This child
A.
Takes special care not to hurt others’ feelings
B. Is
sometimes too blunt and honest in what he/she says
8. For his/her
age, this child
A. Is somewhat careless about his/her
things
B. Is fairly neat and orderly about
possessions
9. When telling
a story, does your child
A. Really get into it with lots of
gestures/noises
B. Tell it more quietly
10. At bedtime,
would your child prefer a
A. Story about more familiar
happenings
B. Fantasy story – far away in place
or time
11. In a
disagreement with others, would your child be more likely to
A. Want to win the argument
B. Want to find some way to patch it
up
12. Would your
child be more likely to
A.
Keep a treasured collection of things (coins, bugs, stamps, etc.)
B.
Perhaps start one, but soon lose interest in things that have been
around a while
13. In planning
visits with your child’s friends
A. You tend to suggest it
B. Your child typically asks first
for a friend
14. If your
child were to play a pretend game, would the characters be likely to
be
A. Imaginary figures
B. Real people
15. Would your
child be more pleased to be praised for
A. Being kind
B. Being smart about something
16. When doing a
fun project, this child
A.
Starts enthusiastically, but may lose interest and go off to
something else
B.
Tends to finish the project once it is started
17. With respect
to this child’s friendships, would you describe your child as more
A. Open
B. Selective
18. Would you
say that your child’s ideas are stronger on
A. Common sense
B. Creativity
19. Would your
child be more pleased to be praised for
A. Running the fastest race
B. Being nice to another child
20. Would you
say that your child
A. Often stores favorite toys in a
special place
B. Has little or no preference about
this
21. Compared to
most children, your child
A. Has
to be drawn out a bit to find out what he/she is feeling
B.
Freely expresses what he/she is feeling
22. Some
children go through a phase of having imaginary friends. For your
child, would this be
A. Possible
B. Extremely unlikely
23. If you had
to choose one alternative here, would you say your child is more
A. Tenderhearted
B. Logical
24. If your
child had plenty of time to dress for school, would your child
A. Often wait until the last moment
B. Dress with time to spare
25. Does your
child seem happiest in an environment that is
A. A little noisy
B. Relatively quiet
26. In a picture
your child has drawn, would the places be more likely to be
A. Familiar – home, school, store,
etc.
B. Imaginary – castles, outer space,
etc.
27. If you had
to choose, would you say this child is
A. More focused on fairness
B. More concerned with the feelings
of others
28. Are you more
likely to think of your child as
A. Organized Child of the Month
B. Always a little short of a plan
29. A new
environment (school, new people, new place)
A. Is somewhat upsetting to your
child
B. Is generally exciting to your
child
30. Would your
child be more likely to
A. Imagine what might happen tomorrow
B. Be focused on what’s happening
today
31. If you had
to choose one word, would you say that this child would rather be
A. Friends
B. Right
32. Does your
child seem
A.
Relatively unaware of time passing
B.
Quite aware of the time of day (10 AM, lunch time, school time,
etc.)
33. Your child
seems happiest
A.
When the house is full of family and friends
B.
When there are fewer people and things are less chaotic
34. When your
child is playing with a toy (e.g. an airplane or a stuffed animal)
would she/he pretend it was something else
A. Rarely
B. Sometimes
35. Does your
child more often
A. Follow his/her head
B. Follow his/her heart
36. If asked to
put toys away, your child will probably
A. Do it pretty efficiently
B. Start, but then begin to play with
some of them
37. Is your
child embarrassed
A. Easily
B. Not often
38. If you had
to choose, would you see your child more as
A. An inventor
B. A builder/maker
39. Do you think
that this child is more likely to be
A. The family peacemaker
B. The family challenger
40. If you were
in a rush to leave home and your child was deep in a game, would
your child
A. Continue to play at the same pace
B. Hurry to finish
41 When visiting
a new friend, does your child seem
A. Relaxed
B. A little tense
42. Is your
child better described as
A. Miss/Mister No Nonsense
B. Miss/Mister Fanciful
43. Imagine that
your child is now 12 and choosing people for a soccer game. He/she
would probably
A. Try
to choose the best players
B.
Choose both good and bad players so no one would feel bad
44. When playing
with blocks, Legos, wooden puzzles, etc., this child
A. Often seems to have a systematic
approach
B. Often just starts anywhere
45. If
a grandparent or other familiar adult calls and asks to speak to
your child, he/she will
A. Be rather quiet
B. Be fairly talkative
46. If you had
to choose, would you describe your child as more of a
A. Fountain of ideas
B. Walking memory bank
47. While
playing a game with a friend, your child won and the friend was
upset. Would your child
A. Try to make the friend feel better
B. Think the friend was a sore loser
48. With a
favorite toy, would your child
A. Treat it casually
B. Take special care of it
49. When meeting
a new child,
A. Your child is likely to be the
first to speak
B. The other child is likely to be
the first to speak
50. If you had
to guess what this child might prefer doing as an adult, would
he/she be more likely to
A. Manage a business
B. Write a book
51. If a
playmate is mean, would your child more likely
A. Think poorly of the other child
B. Feel hurt
52. Do you
sometimes think of your child as a little
A. Particular about how things are
done
B. Casual about this
53. At a party
does your child,
A. Join the group somewhat slowly
B. Join the group quickly
54. Would you
be more likely to think of this child as
A. A cuddle-bug at heart
B. Miss or Mr. Independent
55. When it
comes to daily routines – getting dressed, brushing teeth, simple
chores, does your child
A.
Constantly need to be reminded
B.
Take care of these things without much prompting
56. You are
having company at home. If your child suddenly becomes the focus of
attention, would this child
A. Think it was fun
B. Be embarrassed
57. Do you think
of this child as
A. Focused on getting things done
B. Needing outside motivation to get
going
58. When meeting
someone new, does your child
A. Rather quietly offer his/her name
B. Easily offer his/her name
59.
Which of these slogans is a better fit for your child
A.
Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow
B.
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today
60. After a play
period with other children, your child is often
A. Full of energy
B. Ready for some quiet time
61. Is it a better description to say
that your child is
A. A little rock of Gibraltar
B. Changeable as the wind
62. Does this child seem to prefer doing
A. A few favorite activities
B. Lots of different activities
63 . Would you
say your child prefers having
A. Lots of friends
B. A few special friends
WORD
PAIRS:
For
the following word pairs, if you had to choose one word or the other
when thinking of your child, which would it be? (Please mark A or B
for each question)
64. A.
Realistic B.
Insightful
65. A.
Right B. Kind
66. A.
Shy B. Outgoing
67. A.
Fanciful B. Real
68. A.
Gentle-Hearted B. Strong-Minded
69. A.
Organized B. Laid Back
70. A.
Future B. Here and Now
71. A.
Straightforward B. Nice
72. A.
Planful B. Moment to
moment
73. A.
Familiar B. Novel
74. A.
Friendship B. Winning
75. A.
Topsy-turvy B. Neat and tidy
76. A.
Ideas B. Facts
77. A.
Righteous B. Forgiving
78. A. Down to
Earth B. Imaginative
79. A.
Generous. B. Fair
80. A.
Creative B. Levelheaded
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