Free Big Five Personality Test
50 statements, about 6 minutes. Rate how well each one describes you as you generally are now. You get a score for each of the five traits, compared with 6,797 US adults. No email, no sign-up.
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What the Big Five measures
The Big Five (also called the five-factor model or OCEAN) describes personality with five broad traits. Unlike type tests, it does not put you in a box: everyone has a score on every trait, and most people sit somewhere in the middle on at least one.
- Openness
- Openness describes how much you go looking for new ideas, experiences and ways of doing things. High scorers get curious about art, theories and unfamiliar places. Low scorers prefer what they know works and focus on practical, concrete matters. Neither end is better than the other; they suit different lives and different jobs.
- Conscientiousness
- Conscientiousness is about order and follow-through: how much you plan, how carefully you work, and how reliably you do what you said you would. High scorers like lists, schedules and finished tasks. Low scorers prefer to decide in the moment, improvise more, and are less bothered by mess or last-minute changes. Each end has real advantages and real costs.
- Extraversion
- Extraversion describes how much energy you get from people and activity. High scorers are talkative, outgoing and quick to speak up, and they feel more awake in a busy room. Low scorers, the people usually called introverts, are quieter, prefer small groups or time alone, and need that time to recover. It is about energy and attention, not social skill.
- Agreeableness
- Agreeableness describes how much you put cooperation and other people's feelings ahead of your own interests and opinions. High scorers are warm, trusting and quick to help, and they go out of their way to keep the peace. Low scorers are more frank, questioning and competitive, and willing to disagree openly. Both ends are useful, in friendships and at work.
- Neuroticism
- Neuroticism measures how often and how intensely you feel negative emotions: worry, irritation, sadness, tension. High scorers feel them more often and more strongly, and take longer to settle after a setback. Low scorers stay calmer and get over upsets quickly; a low score means you are emotionally steady. Each end has its uses and its costs.
Free result and full report
The free result shows your percentile and level (low, average or high) on each trait with a short description. The full report ($19, one payment) adds a longer section per trait written for your level: strengths, things to watch, relationships, work, suggestions, and the statements you answered most strongly. You can read it on the page, keep the PDF, and we email you the link.
Questions about the Big Five test
- Is this Big Five personality test free?
- Yes. Your five scores, your percentiles and a short description of each trait are free, with no email or sign-up. The full report, with a longer section on each trait, costs $19 once.
- Where do the questions come from?
- The 50 statements are the Big-Five Factor Markers from the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP), developed by Lewis Goldberg and placed in the public domain. They are widely used in personality research.
- What are my scores compared with?
- Each trait score is turned into a percentile using 6,797 US adults who answered the same 50 statements in a public dataset from Open Psychometrics (collected around 2012). The 60th percentile means you scored higher than about 60 in 100 of them.
- What is the difference between the Big Five and the Enneagram?
- The Big Five measures five traits on a scale, so everyone gets a score on each one. It is the model most personality researchers use. The Enneagram sorts people into nine types by motivation. They answer different questions, and many people find it useful to take both.
- Can my Big Five scores change?
- Traits are fairly stable in adults, but they do shift, usually slowly over years. Your answers can also vary with your mood on the day. If a score surprises you, take the test again another week and compare.