The YS Personality Test

Got a dodgy persona? Here's your chance to find out!

Are you shunned by the rest of the human race? Or perhaps so popular that you never even get time to go to the toilet? From pessimist to optimist, from hermit to 'party animal' (and more), find out who you are, and why you're what you are, by answering the questions below, then getting a Personality reading at the end. First of all, what's your name?   Mr Average      TEST ONE - THE SINKING SHIP You're the lone survivor of a sinking ship in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. There's a deserted island in the distance, one servicable lifeboat and plenty of time for you to pick eight of the many items on board your stricken vessel to take to the shore. Since the island is uninhabited you'll be totally on your own. You have no idea how long it'll be before you're rescued, if ever. Pick your eight items from the list below:      31% An electricity generator 86% A saw, a hammer and some nails 11% Your favourite computer or games console 84% A fishing rod 24% An umbrella 22% Loads of bits of black polythene 83% A sleeping bag 11% Some snazzy shorts and a pair of shades 40% A telescope 17% Loads of bits of thin cardboard 85% Twenty boxes of matches 2% A radiator bleed key 16% Five jars of Marmite 64% A spade 2% A small plaster bust of Paul Daniels 66% A ball of thick string 12% A bathtub 15% A fridge 80% Various bags of vegetable seeds 4% An elderly diseased warthog TEST TWO - YES OR NO All you have to do is answer Yes or No to the following questions:        Yes No Have you ever pulled the legs or wings off an insect? 47% 53% Imagine you're driving a beaten up old Mini, and a "well-heeled gent" in a brand-new Mercedes is trying to get onto the busy road in front of you. Do you let him pull out? 67% 33% If you see an elderly person trying to cross a very busy road, do you walk gleefully by and leave them to get on with it on their own? 47% 53% If you see someone less fortunate than yourself, do you think "Ho ho! I'm glad I'm not him/her"? 37% 63% Have you ever put a hamster in a microwave and set it to defrost for eight minutes? 7% 93% Have you ever pretended, to a friendly, trusting dog, that you had a 'tasty treat' enclosed in your hand, when you really had nothing whatsoever? 60% 40% Have you ever deliberately given a foreigner (or anyone) totally wrong directions to a place they're desperate to get to, and not felt the slightest bit of guilt when they thanked you profusely? 15% 85% TEST THREE - PSYCHE SHAPES Take a very quick look at the shapes below. Decide which one is 'you'. If you really can't decide, then it might be worth taking a look at the notepad next to the computer, or telephone, or meeting room - there are sure to be doodles on it somewhere. Find one of your doodles and look for the predominant shape. That's the one to pick!      10%  Squares 10%  Triangles 21%  Stars 26%  Squiggles 12%  Circles 21%  Tesseracts TEST FOUR - IT'S IN THE PICTURE Grab a bit of paper and a pen and quickly draw a scene containing a house, a tree, the sun, a snake, some water and flowers.     Done that?     Sure?     Now answer the following questions about your picture:      The House... How many windows are there? 13% None 9% 1 39% 2 12% 3 27% 4+ Is there a TV aerial on the roof? 8%   Yes  92%   No Is there a non-smoking chimney? 27%   Yes  73%   No Is there a smoking chimney? 31%   Yes  69%   No The Tree... Is the tree taller or shorter than the house? 54% Taller 20% Shorter 26% About the same The Sun... Is the sun higher or lower than the roof of the house? 90% Higher 4% Lower 7% About the same Are the sun and the tree close together? 38% Yes 62% Not really Is the house between the sun and the tree? 59% Yes 41% No The Snake... How long do you reckon the snake is in the picture compared with everything else? 22% Very short 13% Short 24% About right 26% Long 15% Very long How does the snake look? 77% Cute/cartoon-ish 18% Real 6% Scary How far away is the snake from the house? 16% Side-by-side 47% Close to it 30% Far from it 7% Very far from it The Water... What form of water did you draw? 48% Pond 2% Moat around the house 22% Stream 14% River 10% Sea 5% Swimming pool Compared to the other things in the picture, what size is the form? 13% Very small 15% Small 45% About right 20% Large 7% Very large The Flowers... How many large flowers are there? 44% 0 9% 1 13% 2 15% 3 7% 4 13% 5 or more How many small flowers are there? (if all the flowers are the same size, count them as small ones) 19% 0 7% 1 17% 2 22% 3 11% 4 24% 5 or more 58297 people have taken this test! Click the button to find out what the average YS reader is like...     If you don't want to play and just want to see what any results mean, here's the answers

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Published in the August 1989 issue of Your Sinclair

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