Self-Assessment Test for Types of Sense of Humor - the question form
Questions: 24 · 5 minutes
1. I use humor to ease a tense situation.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
2. I make jokes to amuse others.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
3. I joke when I am in a good mood.
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Always
4. I laugh so that I do not get angry.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
5. I laugh when everyone else is laughing.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
6. I laugh when I notice something incongruous or absurd in my surroundings.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
7. Humor helps maintain good relationships.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
8. Humor is used to ridicule an outsider in the group.
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Always
9. Humor does not change a life situation.
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Always
10. Laughter helps relieve physical tension.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
11. When others laugh at me, I feel humiliated.
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Always
12. I use laughter to hide my true intentions.
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Always
13. I make jokes when I feel sad.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
14. I use humor to change established relationships with other people.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
15. I use humor so that I am understood from all angles.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
16. I laugh when I clearly understand the motive behind what someone says.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
17. I laugh when I come up with something unexpected.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
18. I laugh when I see a solution to a problem.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
19. Humor helps me rise above circumstances.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
20. Humor helps me see myself from an outside perspective.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
21. Humor helps me see life from a fresh perspective.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
22. Laughter changes the way I think.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Always
23. When others laugh at me, it motivates me to do unusual things.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always
24. Laughter reveals a person's true self.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Always