The style of explaining successes and failures, STONE-10 Test - the question form
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1. You have earned a large sum of money. The reason I earned a lot of money is:
1 – Will never occur again
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6 – Will always exist
2. You have earned a large sum of money. The reason why I earned a lot of money is related to:
1 – Only this particular situation
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5
6 – All situations in my life
3. A project you were responsible for failed. The cause of the project’s failure:
1 – Will never happen again
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3
4
5
6 – Will always be the case
4. A project you were responsible for has failed. The reason the project failed is related to:
1 – Only this specific situation
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5
6 – All situations in my life
5. You apply for a position you have long wanted (for example, an important job, graduate school, etc.) and you get it. The reason I got the position is:
1 – Will never happen again
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3
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5
6 – Will last forever
6. You apply for a position you have long wanted (e.g., an important job, graduate school) and you get it. The reason I got the position is related:
1 – Only to this particular situation
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3
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5
6 – To all situations in my life
7. You give an important presentation, and the audience reacts negatively. Cause of the negative reaction:
1 – Will never happen again
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3
4
5
6 – Will always exist
8. You give an important presentation, and the audience reacts negatively. The reason for the negative reaction is related to:
1 – Only with this specific situation
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5
6 – With all situations in my life
9. You successfully passed an important exam. The reason I successfully passed the exam was:
1 – Will never happen again
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3
4
5
6 – Will always be the case
10. You successfully passed an important exam. The reason I successfully passed the exam is related:
1 – Only to this particular situation
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3
4
5
6 – To all situations in my life
11. You are unable to complete all the work you were supposed to finish by a certain deadline. The reason I am unable to do the work is:
1 – Will never happen again
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3
4
5
6 – Will always be the case
12. You cannot complete all the work you were supposed to finish by a specific deadline. The reason I cannot get the work done is related to:
1 – Only this specific situation
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3
4
5
6 – All situations in my life
13. You received a pay raise. The reason I received a pay raise is:
1 – Will never occur again
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3
4
5
6 – Will always be present
14. You received a pay raise. The reason I received the raise is related to:
1 – Only to this particular situation
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3
4
5
6 – To all situations in my life
15. You take an important exam and fail. The reason I failed the exam is:
1 - Will never happen again
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3
4
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6 - Will continue forever
16. You take an important exam and fail. The reason I failed the exam is related to:
1 – Only this specific situation
2
3
4
5
6 – All situations in my life
17. You receive a prestigious award. The reason I received the award is:
1 – Will never happen again
2
3
4
5
6 – Will always exist
18. You receive a prestigious award. The reason I received the award is related to:
1 – Only this specific situation
2
3
4
5
6 – All situations in my life
19. You received negative feedback from a colleague you respect. The reason I received negative feedback is:
1 - Will never happen again
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3
4
5
6 - Will always be present
20. You received negative feedback from a colleague you respect. The reason I received negative feedback is related to:
1 – Only this specific situation
2
3
4
5
6 – All situations in my life
1. You have earned a large amount of money. The reason I earned a lot of money is:
1 – Will never happen again
2
3
4
5
6 – Will always exist
2. You earned a large sum of money. The reason I earned a lot of money is related to:
1 - Only this particular situation
2
3
4
5
6 - All situations in my life
3. A project you were responsible for failed. The reason the project failed:
1 – Will never occur again
2
3
4
5
6 – Will always be present
4. A project you were responsible for failed. The reason the project failed is related to:
1 – Only this specific situation
2
3
4
5
6 – All situations in my life
5. You apply for a position you have long wanted (e.g., an important job, graduate school) and you get it. The reason I got the position is:
1 – Will never happen again
2
3
4
5
6 – Will always exist
6. You apply for a position you have long wanted (e.g., an important job, a graduate program) and you get it. The reason I got the position is related to:
1 – Only this specific situation
2
3
4
5
6 – All situations in my life
7. You give an important presentation, and the audience reacts negatively. Cause of the negative reaction:
1 – Will never happen again
2
3
4
5
6 – Will always exist
8. You give an important presentation, and the audience reacts negatively. The reason for the negative reaction is related to:
1 – Only this specific situation
2
3
4
5
6 – All situations in my life
9. You successfully passed an important exam. The reason I successfully passed the exam is:
1 – Will never occur again
2
3
4
5
6 – Will always exist
10. You successfully passed an important exam. The reason I successfully passed the exam is related to:
1 – Only this specific situation
2
3
4
5
6 – All situations in my life
11. You cannot complete all the work you were supposed to finish by a certain deadline. The reason I cannot complete the work is:
1 – Will never occur again
2
3
4
5
6 – Will always be present
12. You are unable to complete all the work you were supposed to finish by a certain deadline. The reason I cannot complete the work is related to:
1 – This particular situation only
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3
4
5
6 – All situations in my life
13. You received a pay raise. The reason I received a pay raise is:
1 – Will never happen again
2
3
4
5
6 – Will always exist
14. You received a pay raise. The reason I received a raise is related to:
1 – Only this specific situation
2
3
4
5
6 – All situations in my life
15. You take an important exam and fail. The reason I failed the exam is:
1 - Will never happen again
2
3
4
5
6 - Will last forever
16. You take an important exam and fail. The reason I failed the exam is related to:
1 – Only to this specific situation
2
3
4
5
6 – To all situations in my life
17. You receive a prestigious award. The reason why I received the award:
1 – Will never happen again
2
3
4
5
6 – Will always exist
18. You receive a prestigious award. The reason I received the award is related to:
1 – Only this particular situation
2
3
4
5
6 – All situations in my life
19. You received negative feedback from a colleague you respect. The reason I received negative feedback was:
1 – Will never happen again
2
3
4
5
6 – Will always be present
20. You received negative feedback from a colleague you respect. The reason I received the negative feedback is related to:
1 – Only this specific situation
2
3
4
5
6 – All situations in my life