1. At school, what’s your study style?
a. You stay pretty quiet, paying attention to what the teacher is saying and taking lots of notes.
b. You ask a ton of questions to make sure you understand what’s being taught.
c. You love to express your own opinion, so you really rock at class discussions.
2. Uh-oh! Two of your BFFs are in a fight. What do you do first?
a. Spend hours on the phone with each of them, letting them vent to you separately.
b. Try to figure out what exactly happened between them by asking other people.
c. Call one of them immediately and convince her to apologize to the other one.
3. One of your friends is being kinda quiet, and you know something is wrong. What do you do?
a. Wait for her to start talking about it. You don’t want to pry.
b. Try to get her to open up by asking if everything is OK with her.
c. Tell her you noticed she’s acting weird and directly ask her what’s up.
4. You’re doing a group project, and one of the members is slacking off. How do you deal?
a. At a group meeting, ask the group leader to go over what everyone’s supposed to be doing.
b. In private, ask the group member if she needs any help with her part of the project.
c. At a group meeting, ask the group member why she hasn’t started working on her part of the project yet.
5. When you have something really important to talk about with your friends, how do you do it?
a. On IM or in a note.
b. On the phone.
c. In person.
Mostly As… Peaceful Problem-Solver. You friends love coming to you with their issues because you really listen to what they’re saying and never jump to conclusions.
Mostly Bs… Practical Problem-Solver. Your friends appreciate the way you take time to figure out situations and offer sensible solutions.
Mostly Cs… Positive Problem-Solver. You friends respect the way you don’t hesitate to express your real opinions, and they always turn to you for no-nonsense advice.