Big Five Personality Assessment: Sample Questions | Bryq
Openness to Change
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
These are five sample questions from Bryq’s Big Five Personality assessment, a pre-employment personality test for hiring across roles and industries. The full assessment covers five dimensions: extraversion, conscientiousness, openness to experience, agreeableness, and neuroticism. The format blends self-rating statements, workplace scenarios and image-based items, and there are no right or wrong answers. Each response helps build a picture of how a candidate tends to think, feel, and act at work.
Openness to Change
Intermediate
Question
Your team has handled client onboarding the same way for several years. A new colleague who joined from a different industry proposes a very different approach that challenges some of the team’s long-held assumptions. What do you do?
Select your answer
I consider it alongside our current approach and decide based on the details.
I suggest we keep our current approach, since it has worked well for our clients.
I welcome the challenge to our assumptions and suggest piloting the new approach.
I listen to the idea but would want strong evidence before changing anything.
I find the different perspective useful and suggest trying parts of it.
WHY IS THIS THE CORRECT ANSWER
This scenario looks at openness to different perspectives: how readily someone engages with ideas that challenge established ways of working. Every option is a reasonable professional response. They differ in how much weight the person gives to proven practice versus fresh viewpoints.
Conscientiousness
Intermediate
Question
How much do you agree with this statement?
“I set up a clear structure for my work before I start a new task.”
Select your answer
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
WHY IS THIS THE CORRECT ANSWER
This item looks at a preference for order: how much someone likes to organize and plan their work in a structured way. Some people do their best work with a clear plan from the start, while others prefer to shape the structure as they go.
Extraversion
Intermediate
Question
Which figure looks more like you at a team celebration? Look at the highlighted figure in each image, then select the option that best represents you.
Select your answer
Option A
Equally me
Option B
WHY IS THIS THE CORRECT ANSWER
This item looks at how someone tends to engage socially in a group: at the center of the conversation and connecting with many people at once, or in quieter, more focused one-to-one exchanges. Both are positive ways of engaging, and different roles benefit from each.
Agreeableness
Intermediate
Question
How much do you agree with this statement?
“My first assumption is that colleagues have good reasons for their decisions.”
Select your answer
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
WHY IS THIS THE CORRECT ANSWER
This item looks at trust: the default assumptions someone makes about other people’s intentions. Some people start from trust and adjust if needed, while others prefer to see evidence first, which can be valuable in roles that call for careful scrutiny.
Neuroticism
Intermediate
Question
During a meeting, a colleague publicly questions a decision you made, and you feel their criticism is unfair. What do you do?
Select your answer
I thank them for raising it and suggest we discuss it after the meeting.
I respond straight away and explain clearly why I see it differently.
I acknowledge the point and take a moment before deciding how to respond.
I note their view calmly, ask a clarifying question, and follow up once I’ve reflected.
I give a brief response now and say I’m happy to discuss it further.
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