1. When entertaining himself/herself,
do you find that your child prefers activities that are
A.
Noisy
B.
More quiet
2. Can you
better imagine your child growing up to be
A.
An
Engineer
B.
A Professor
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 telling a story, does your child
A.
Tell it quietly
B.
Really get into
it with lots of gestures/noises
6.
If your child could choose between 2 homework assignments, would
he/she rather
A.
Make up a story
B.
Complete something with clear answers (math or grammar)
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. 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.)
9. At a family
gathering with many adults at the dinner table, this child
A. Can’t wait to jump into the
conversation
B. Tends to watch and listen more
than talk
10.
If a piece of clothing were a little uncomfortable (belt a little
snug, or material a little scratchy, for example) would your
child
A. Be bothered by this
B. Not pay much attention to this
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.
Is
it a better description to say that your child is
A.
A little rock of Gibraltar
B. Changeable as the wind
13.
With respect to organizations outside of school ( Scouts/Sports/Music
for example), your child
A.
May be interested in some activities, but need some coaxing
B.
Wants to join lots of activities
14. When your child
tells you about something that happened, does the child tend to
A.
Mainly emphasize what was funny/scary/interesting
B.
Give you quite a bit of step-by-step detail about the events
15.
Would your child be more pleased to be praised for
A.
Being kind B.
Being smart about something
16. When your
child has homework, does he/she
A.
Need a lot of pushing and prodding to get at it
B.
Tend to start on it without much prompting
17.
Over the years, teachers have been more likely to describe your child
as
A.
Quite talkative in class B.
Rather quiet in class
18. Your
child
A.
Thinks details are important
B. Prefers to skip over details and
focus on the highlights
19. Would your child be
more pleased to be praised for
A. Running the fastest race
B. Being
nice to another child
20.
For his/her age, this child
A.
Is fairly neat and orderly about possessions B.
Is somewhat careless about his/her things
21.
With respect to this child’s friendships, would you describe your child
as more
A.
Selective B.
Open
22. With good
tasting foods, is your child more likely to
A.
Eat heartily without saying much about it
B. Be
pretty vocal about it (mmm-this is good)
23.
Which of the following slogans comes closer to the way your child acts:
A.
From the bottom of the heart
B.
Without fear or favor
24.
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
25.
Compared to most children, your child
A.
Freely expresses what he/she is feeling
B.
Has to be drawn out a bit to find out what he/she is feeling
26. 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.
27. If you had to choose
one alternative here, would you say your child is more
A.
Logical
B.
Tenderhearted
28.
Would you say that your child
A.
Often stores favorite items in a special place
B.
Has little or no preference about this
29.
When your child arrives home from school he/she is
A.
A bit tired and quiet at first.
B.
Often bubbling over with energy
30.
If you had to guess what this child might prefer doing as an adult,
would he/she be more likely to
A.
Write a book
B.
Manage a business
31.
If you had to choose, would you say this child is
A.
More concerned with feelings of others
B.
More focused on fairness
32.
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
33. When playing with other children in the neighborhood, your child
A.
Tends to be with many different friends
B .
Tends to stick with a few special friends
34.
Does your child
A.
Seem very interested in learning everyday activities well
B.
Prefer to spend
time doing something imaginative and different
35.
When stopping your child from doing something wrong, would your child be
more likely to
A.
Question your reasons
B.
Be angry or hurt
36.
Are you more likely to think of your child as
A.
Organized Child of the Month
B.
Always a little short of a plan
37.
Would you say your child prefers having
A. A few special friends B.
Lots of friends
38.
Would you say that your child
A.
Lives more in thoughts and ideas for the future B.
Lives more in the here and now
39. If you had to
choose one word, would you say that this child would rather be
A.
Friends
B.
Right
40. This child seems
to
A. Enjoy various interests
but soon move on B. Invest lots of time and
thought to interests or hobbies
41.
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
42.
Does your child prefer to read books about
A.
Stories about more familiar happenings, or favorite activities
B.
Fantasies, far away in place or time
43. Is
it more fun for your child to
A.
Win the game
B.
Just enjoy playing
44. You have been on
a family outing and your child discovers that a school assignment has
been left to the very last moment. In this crisis would your child
A.
Work hard but seem a bit frustrated
B.
Attack it with surprising vigor
45. When telling a
story, would you say that your child is
A.
Quiet and calm
B.
Expressive and
dramatic
46. Would your child’s
teachers say that he/she was better at
A.
Thinking up new ideas
B.
Remembering facts and details
47. Would your child be
more pleased to be praised for
A.
Niceness
B.
Abilities and skills
48
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
49. Is
your child embarrassed
A.
Not often
B.
Easily
50.
Does your child find it more interesting to learn about
A.
People and events that are happening today B.
People from other times and places
51.
When choosing people for a soccer game, would your child
A.
Try to choose the best players
B.
Choose both good and bad players so no one would feel bad
52. Does your child sometimes
seem to
A.
Have an agenda for the day
B.
Just like to do what comes to mind
53.
When visiting a new friend, does your child seem
A.
A little tense
B.
Relaxed
54. Would you say that
your child’s ideas are stronger on
A.
Creativity
B.
Common
sense
55.
Imagine that your child grows up to run for the US Senate. Would he/she
be more concerned about
A.
Poverty/welfare issues
B. Prosperity/opportunities
for achievement
56.
If asked to clean their room, your child will probably
A.
Start but
soon get distracted
B.
Do it pretty
efficiently
57.
If a grandparent or other familiar adult calls and asks to speak to your
child, he/she will
A.
Be fairly
talkative B.
Be rather
quiet
58.
Some children go through a phase of having imaginary friends. For your
child, would this be
A.
Extremely
unlikely B.
Possible
59. While playing a
game with a friend, your child won and the friend was upset. Would your
child
A.
Think the
friend was a sore loser
B.
Try to make
the friend feel better
60. Over the years, have teachers
been more likely to describe your child as
A.
Conscientious
B.
Needing to be more
organized
61.
When meeting a new and unfamiliar child
A.
The other
child is likely to be the first to speak
B.
Your child
is likely to be the first to speak
62. In a picture your
child has drawn, would the places be more likely to be
A.
Imaginary—castles, outer space, etc
B.
Familiar—home, school,
store, etc.
63.
If your child grew up to be a lawyer, could you better imagine this
child
A.
Trying to defend those
accused of crimes
B.
Trying to convict those
accused of crimes.
64.
When working on a school project, this child
A.
Often just
starts anywhere
B.
Often seems
to have a systematic approach
65.
Would teachers say that your child tends to
A.
Ask lots of questions,
make lots of comments
B.
Seem attentive, but need
to be encouraged to join in
66.
Would your child be more likely to
A.
Be focused on
what’s happening today
B.
Imagine what
might happen tomorrow
67.
If a friend were mean, would your child more likely
A.
Think
poorly of the other child
B. Feel
hurt
68.
With a favorite possession, would your child
A.
Take
special care of it B.
Treat it
more casually
69. At
a party does your child
A.
Join the group
somewhat slowly B.
Join the group
quickly
70.
Would you describe this
child as more
A.
Surprising
B.
Predictable
71.
Which is a greater strength for this child
A.
Good
heart
B.
Good head on
his/her shoulders
72. Do you sometimes feel
that this child
A.
Needs to be a little more
serious B.
Needs to be a little more
spontaneous
73. When about to change to a new environment
(new school, new neighborhood etc.) your child
A.
Does not
seem to worry much about it/may even look forward to it.
B.
Is likely to
feel anxious about this at first
74. If you had to
choose, would you see your child more as
A.
A
builder/maker
B.
An inventor
75. Which of the
following best describes this child
A. Fair
B.
Generous
76. Do you sometimes
think of your child as a little
A.