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Big Five Personality Test

Measure your five personality traits with 20 questions

Time
2–3 minutes
Your answers
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Basis
Public Mini-IPIP scale
For each statement, choose how accurately it describes you, from 1 to 5.

Don’t overthink it — first impressions work best.

※ Some statements will feel similar — that is intentional: each trait is measured by several differently worded items to improve accuracy.

  1. I am the life of the party.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  2. I sympathize with others’ feelings.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  3. I get chores done right away.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  4. I have frequent mood swings.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  5. I have a vivid imagination.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  6. I don’t talk a lot.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  7. I am not interested in other people’s problems.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  8. I often forget to put things back in their proper place.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  9. I am relaxed most of the time.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  10. I am not interested in abstract ideas.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  11. I talk to a lot of different people at parties.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  12. I feel others’ emotions.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  13. I like order.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  14. I get upset easily.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  15. I have difficulty understanding abstract ideas.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  16. I keep in the background.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  17. I am not really interested in others.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  18. I make a mess of things.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  19. I seldom feel blue.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate
  20. I do not have a vivid imagination.
    1: Inaccurate5: Accurate

What this test tells you

What is measured
You answer 20 short statements about yourself, and the answers are read as the five Big Five traits: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness and neuroticism. The statements come from the Mini-IPIP, a public short scale drawn from the International Personality Item Pool, so they are the same kind of items used in published research. Entering a name is optional, and your answers stay inside your browser.
What the result looks like
When you finish, the result opens with a headline that sums up the traits standing out most in your answers, followed by a radar chart of all five traits, a score for each one, and a reading that covers what the trait means, its strengths, how it shows up in relationships, and hints for making the most of it. You can keep the result as a My Card, stored only in this browser on this device, then look back at it later or carry it into the compatibility test as your side of the pair.
Basis and limits
This is a self-report short scale, so it is less precise than the long questionnaires used in research: a trait that lands near the middle may move with your mood, your circumstances or the day you take it. Read the result as a snapshot of that moment rather than a verdict. It is not a clinical assessment, and it does not diagnose or treat any condition. See our methodology for where the scale comes from, and the articles and glossary for further reading.

Curious how you match with someone?

Our compatibility test analyzes two people using the same Big Five model — and it can carry your result from this page straight into the “You” column.

Try the compatibility test

Compatibility by trait combination

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this personality test measure?

It measures the five traits of the Big Five model — Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Openness, and Neuroticism — using the Mini-IPIP, a 20-item short scale drawn from the public-domain International Personality Item Pool (IPIP). See the methodology page for details.

Why do some questions feel like repeats?

That is by design. Each Big Five trait is measured by several differently worded items — including positively and negatively phrased pairs — so that inconsistencies in responding cancel out and accuracy improves. This is standard practice in personality inventories, including the Mini-IPIP. Just answer each one on first impression.

How long does it take?

Just 20 questions on a 5-point scale — about 2 to 3 minutes. Entering a name is optional.

Are my answers or results stored?

Not on our servers. Scoring happens entirely in your browser and your answers are never transmitted. They are saved only on your device so you don’t have to re-enter them next time, and you can delete them anytime with the “Reset answers” button. If you create a share link, the link URL contains your scores.

What does the 0–100 score mean?

It is your position on the response scale computed from your answers (0 = lowest possible responses, 100 = highest). It is not a percentile or a ranking against other people. Separately, the “share of study participants who scored lower than you” shown with each trait is an estimate based on the per-trait means and standard deviations that Cooper et al. (2010) obtained from 1,481 university students in the UK.

How accurate are the results?

The 20-item Mini-IPIP is widely used in research, but its brevity comes with limited precision, and answers can shift with mood and circumstances. Treat the results as a starting point for self-reflection.

How is this different from the compatibility test?

This page measures the personality traits of one person: you. Your five measured traits can then be carried into the compatibility test as the “You” column to analyze how you match with someone.