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Psychological Tests MCQs — ISSB Preparation

38 multiple-choice questions on Psychological Tests from ISSB Preparation, each with the correct answer and, where available, a teacher's explanation. Read through them to revise the chapter, then practise the same questions one by one to test yourself.

1. Complete: "When I am angry…" Best completion:

  1. I stay calm and think before acting.
  2. I break things.
  3. I shout at everyone.
  4. I leave forever.

Answer: A) I stay calm and think before acting.

Explanation: Emotional control.

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2. About how long should a picture story be?

  1. Only a title
  2. Three pages
  3. One line
  4. About 8–12 lines

Answer: D) About 8–12 lines

Explanation: Enough to show the full story in ~4 minutes.

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3. In self-description, weaknesses should be:

  1. real but improvable, with what you are doing about them
  2. written as "I have no weakness"
  3. hidden completely
  4. serious faults like dishonesty

Answer: A) real but improvable, with what you are doing about them

Explanation: Honesty with improvement.

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4. Which WAT response shows a passive attitude?

  1. Darkness: Education removes the darkness of ignorance.
  2. Darkness: Night patrols need alertness.
  3. Darkness: A torch helps on dark roads.
  4. Darkness: I sit quietly and wait for the light.

Answer: D) Darkness: I sit quietly and wait for the light.

Explanation: Passive waiting rather than action.

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5. Starting most WAT responses with "We should…" or "One must…" shows:

  1. good grammar
  2. a preaching tendency
  3. strong leadership
  4. high intelligence

Answer: B) a preaching tendency

Explanation: Avoid constant moralising.

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6. Which response style is preferred in psychological tests?

  1. Memorised quotations
  2. Positive, practical and natural
  3. Extremely heroic and filmy
  4. Negative and fearful

Answer: B) Positive, practical and natural

Explanation: Realistic optimism.

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7. A blank picture in the TAT series means you should:

  1. describe the white page
  2. leave the page blank
  3. write your biography
  4. write a story of your own choice with the same structure

Answer: D) write a story of your own choice with the same structure

Explanation: Your own positive story.

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8. In a pointer story, the first line is:

  1. ignored
  2. the title only
  3. given and must be continued logically
  4. written by you

Answer: C) given and must be continued logically

Explanation: Build on the given pointer.

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9. The psychologist judges you mainly on:

  1. your handwriting style only
  2. the colour of your pen
  3. the overall pattern of your responses
  4. one single sentence

Answer: C) the overall pattern of your responses

Explanation: Patterns matter more than single answers.

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10. Complete: "I feel happy when…" Best completion:

  1. I get money.
  2. others fail.
  3. I sleep all day.
  4. my efforts help someone.

Answer: D) my efforts help someone.

Explanation: Social concern and effort.

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11. Psychological tests at ISSB mainly reveal a candidate's:

  1. natural thinking and personality
  2. physical strength
  3. family wealth
  4. academic knowledge

Answer: A) natural thinking and personality

Explanation: They are projective tests.

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12. Your team members are not cooperating in a group project. Best reaction:

  1. Quit the team
  2. Tell the teacher to fail them
  3. Do the whole project alone and complain
  4. Talk to them, divide tasks by ability, set deadlines and lead by example

Answer: D) Talk to them, divide tasks by ability, set deadlines and lead by example

Explanation: Leadership and organising ability.

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13. Fire breaks out in your hostel at night. Best reaction:

  1. Jump from the roof
  2. Collect your belongings first
  3. Hide in your room
  4. Raise the alarm, help others evacuate, use extinguishers if safe and call 1122

Answer: D) Raise the alarm, help others evacuate, use extinguishers if safe and call 1122

Explanation: Safety of people first, practical action.

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14. Why are psychological tests given under tight time limits?

  1. To save paper
  2. To make candidates fail
  3. To test handwriting only
  4. So that natural responses come out instead of planned answers

Answer: D) So that natural responses come out instead of planned answers

Explanation: Limited time reduces faking.

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15. If you cannot answer one WAT word in time, you should:

  1. stop the test
  2. leave it and move to the next word immediately
  3. copy from a neighbour
  4. keep thinking until you finish it

Answer: B) leave it and move to the next word immediately

Explanation: Don't lose the next words.

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16. You see two classmates fighting. Best reaction:

  1. Record a video
  2. Separate them calmly, find out the cause and help them reconcile; inform a teacher if needed
  3. Join the fight
  4. Walk away

Answer: B) Separate them calmly, find out the cause and help them reconcile; inform a teacher if needed

Explanation: Responsible peacemaker.

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17. The best WAT response to "GIRL" is:

  1. Girls are weak.
  2. I don't like girls.
  3. Girls are excelling in every field today.
  4. Girls talk too much.

Answer: C) Girls are excelling in every field today.

Explanation: Respectful and positive.

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18. Complete: "I failed because…" Best completion:

  1. I didn't prepare well; now I plan in advance.
  2. of my bad luck.
  3. my parents didn't help.
  4. the examiner was unfair.

Answer: A) I didn't prepare well; now I plan in advance.

Explanation: Owns responsibility and shows improvement.

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19. A good WAT response is usually:

  1. a famous quotation
  2. a short meaningful sentence of 5–10 words
  3. a single word
  4. a full paragraph

Answer: B) a short meaningful sentence of 5–10 words

Explanation: Short, complete sentence.

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20. In WAT, the best response to the word "DEATH" is:

  1. Shaheeds' sacrifices keep the nation alive.
  2. Death is horrible.
  3. I fear death.
  4. Everyone will die soon.

Answer: A) Shaheeds' sacrifices keep the nation alive.

Explanation: Turns a negative word positive and meaningful.

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21. In WAT, the best response to "FRIEND" is:

  1. Friend.
  2. A true friend helps in difficult times.
  3. Friends cannot be trusted.
  4. I have no friends.

Answer: B) A true friend helps in difficult times.

Explanation: Positive social attitude.

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22. If you write "reading" as a hobby, you should:

  1. say it is only for the form
  2. be able to discuss books you have read
  3. avoid discussing it
  4. never have read a book

Answer: B) be able to discuss books you have read

Explanation: Hobbies are cross-checked.

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23. The Deputy President's interview is largely based on your:

  1. bio-data / personal information form
  2. obstacle score
  3. lecturette topic
  4. WAT responses only

Answer: A) bio-data / personal information form

Explanation: Know everything you wrote.

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24. Which ending is best for a picture story?

  1. The problem remains unsolved
  2. A realistic positive outcome achieved by the hero's planned actions
  3. The hero wakes up and it was a dream
  4. Everyone dies

Answer: B) A realistic positive outcome achieved by the hero's planned actions

Explanation: Realistic success through action.

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25. SCT is usually given in:

  1. Arabic and Urdu
  2. English only
  3. Urdu only
  4. English and Urdu

Answer: D) English and Urdu

Explanation: Separate papers in both languages.

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