Am I Trustworthy Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. During a team update, others praise you for a result that was mostly created by an absent teammate. What would you be most likely to do?
Accept the praise and plan to thank my teammate privately later.
Describe it generally as a team effort without dividing up the credit.
Mention that my teammate played a substantial role before the meeting moves on.
Clarify which parts my teammate contributed and which parts I handled.
2. Someone asks for a favor during an already crowded week. What are you most likely to do?
Say yes, trusting that I will find something else to move later.
Agree conditionally before taking a close look at my schedule.
Check my schedule and offer a limited version I believe I can complete.
Review my existing obligations first, then name exactly what I can deliver and when.
3. After confidently sharing a factual claim with several people, you discover that it was wrong. What do you do?
Leave it alone unless the claim comes up again.
Update only anyone who appears likely to act on it.
Correct it the next time I naturally speak with the group.
Proactively correct the claim with the same people and identify the accurate information.
4. With recurring but unexciting responsibilities, which pattern sounds most like you?
I often rely on reminders or urgency to get them done.
I handle them inconsistently, depending on what else demands attention.
I usually complete them without prompting, with occasional lapses.
I consistently complete them or renegotiate the responsibility before it is missed.
5. A friend asks for your honest opinion about a speech shortly before presenting it. How do you respond?
Offer reassurance and avoid concerns that could undermine their confidence.
Focus on the strongest parts and mention concerns only if they press me.
Pair encouragement with the one concern that would matter most right now.
Ask how much detail they want, then give a candid but considerate assessment.
6. How often do you allow a technically true statement to create a misleading impression when that impression benefits you?
Often; I generally leave interpretation to the listener.
Sometimes, especially when correcting it would create unnecessary friction.
Rarely; I usually add context when the misunderstanding matters.
Almost never; if I notice the impression, I make the relevant meaning clear.
7. You borrow someone's car for a grocery trip and realize you could complete another nearby errand. How would you decide?
Add any errands I can complete without changing the promised return time.
Add the errand if it requires very little extra time or mileage.
Skip the extra stop because it was not part of the original agreement.
Ask the owner first and make the extra stop only after receiving permission.
8. When someone hesitates to answer a personal question, what do you usually do?
Keep asking because direct conversation can prevent misunderstandings.
Try a gentler version of the question to see whether that feels easier.
Accept the hesitation and move to another subject.
Stop asking, acknowledge that they need not answer, and let them reopen it later.
9. A deadline is three days away, and you realize your work may not be ready. How do you handle it?
Concentrate on finishing and avoid raising concern unless I actually miss the deadline.
Keep working and explain the situation if someone asks for an update.
Send an update once I am confident there will be a delay, with a revised estimate.
Flag the risk early and offer concrete options for changing the scope or timing.
10. You make a mistake that could disrupt another person's plan. What would you typically do?
Try to fix it quietly, even if that causes a small additional delay.
Attempt a fix first and disclose the mistake if I cannot resolve it alone.
Own the mistake once its impact is clear and explain how I plan to repair it.
Tell the person promptly, describe the likely impact, and propose practical repair options.
11. You are asked to recommend a vendor, and one strong candidate is owned by your cousin. What do you do?
Recommend the vendor on its merits without introducing a personal detail that may distract people.
Make the recommendation and disclose the relationship if someone asks.
Disclose the relationship before others evaluate my recommendation.
Disclose the relationship and step back from the decision while supplying verifiable facts if useful.
12. You are asked for an estimate, but the available information is incomplete. Which approach best matches yours?
Give one confident estimate so the discussion can keep moving.
Give my best estimate and explain the uncertainty if someone questions it.
Label it as an estimate upfront and identify the main unknown.
Provide a reasonable range, state my assumptions, and explain what would verify it.
13. A coworker gives you broad file access for one project, and you notice an unrelated folder that looks relevant to your interests. What do you do?
Look briefly because the access was intentionally granted to me.
Open it only if I can make a reasonable connection to my work.
Leave it unopened and mention that my permissions may be broader than necessary.
Stay within the assigned files and promptly ask for the access to be reviewed or narrowed.
14. A friend shares a personal story, and a mutual acquaintance later asks what is going on. Which response best matches yours?
Share the broad situation to reduce speculation, leaving out intimate details.
Offer only the parts that seem harmless and supportive.
Redirect the conversation without confirming the friend's situation.
Say it is not my information to share and reveal nothing without permission.
15. You borrowed an item for a project, but the agreed return date arrives before you finish. What do you do?
Keep it until the project is finished because returning it now defeats the purpose.
Return it late and apologize when I do.
Ask for an extension before the deadline and accept the owner's answer.
Return it as agreed or arrange an explicitly approved alternative well before the deadline.