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BIG FIVE 10

A ten item screener for the five broad personality dimensions. The quickest route to a rough profile, and the least precise of the Big Five forms here.

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Your answers might be used for scientific research and/or building reference data for psychological tests. Privacy notice

At a glance

Questions
10
Typical time
Under 2 min
Time limit
15 min
Age
18+
Cost
Free
Compared with
Adults generally

5-point scale ranging from "Strongly Disagree" to "Strongly Agree"

BIG FIVE 10

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What it reports

5 scales

  • Openness conventional / inventive
  • Conscientiousness spontaneous / organised
  • Extraversion reserved / outgoing
  • Agreeableness challenging / accommodating
  • Neuroticism settled / reactive

You get a score on each, read against adults generally. Neither end of a scale is the better end.

What it measures

The five broad personality dimensions, with two questions each. This is the quick version: it points you in a direction rather than measuring you.

How a result is read
Very low2%Low14%Average68%High14%Very high2%

Your score is read against adults generally. The bands below come from the shape of a normal distribution, which is the model the scoring assumes rather than a count from a reference sample. Most people sit in the middle and both ends are rare by definition, so a band is a position in a distribution, not a verdict.

Good uses

  • A quick read when you do not want a long sitting.
  • Finding which dimensions are worth looking at properly.
  • Trying the format before committing to a longer form.

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Known limits

  • Too few questions per scale to place you precisely. Read the direction, not the exact number.
  • It records how you see yourself, not how you behave. The two come apart whenever you have a reason to look good.

Other tests

Covering similar ground: Big Five 50 and Big Five 120.

How it works

Three steps, then a result

  1. You answer

    10 questions, under 2 min. There is no penalty for stopping early, but leaving the page loses your answers.

  2. It is scored

    Scoring happens the moment you finish. Nothing is queued, emailed later or charged for.

  3. You read it against adults

    Your score is placed against adults generally, which is the one comparison group held for this test.

Length, against others measuring the same thing
16 Personality Factors, 163 questions Personality Types, 70 questions HEXACO 100, 100 questions HEXACO 60, 60 questions BIG FIVE 300, 300 questions BIG FIVE 120, 120 questions BIG FIVE 50, 50 questions HEXACO 24, 24 questions

10 this test: 10 300

How you answer

Disagree Agree

What you get

Your results, and their limits

As soon as you finish

You see your score on each scale the test measures, together with a short note on what that scale refers to and how to read the number. There is no charge.

Scores are read against adults generally. That is a way of interpreting the score rather than a percentile against a normed sample, so it tells you what the score means rather than where you rank among people of your age, occupation or country.

What it will not tell you

It is not a diagnosis and not a clinical assessment. It will not tell you whether you are suited to a particular job or course, and a score is not a verdict on you.

Results depend on how carefully and honestly you answer. If a result concerns you, or you are struggling, speak to a doctor or a licensed psychologist. Terms of use.

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Personality 9

Ready when you are

10 questions | Under 2 min | free | scored immediately

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