Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana
HOW CURIOUS ARE YOU?
Circle your answers below. Then add up your score and find out where you rank!
When I’m bored, I:
a. Watch a favorite DVD. (1)
b. Call a friend I haven’t spoken to in a while. (2)
c. Go for a long walk or drive – and take a new route. (3)
New Neighbors move in across the street. You:
a. Barely notice. You don’t know many of your neighbors. (1)
b. Go over with a casserole and introduce yourself. (3)
c. Gossip about them with the rest of the neighborhood. (2)
Which of the following have you done in the past six months? (Check all that apply)
a. Tried a new sport or hobby. (2)
b. Seen a foreign film. (1)
c. Left the country. (3)
d. Made a new friend. (3)
e. Signed up for a class or lecture. (2)
f. Eaten a new food (1)
If I had an extra hour a week, I’d:
a. Actually read the selections from my book club. (2)
b. Take a class – maybe learn Italian or try kickboxing. (3)
c. Sleep. (1)
How often do you laugh at yourself?
a. I crack myself up. (3)
b. Occasionally, but I’m mostly serious. (2)
c. I can’t remember. (1)
At a dinner party, conversation turns to a topic you know little about. What do you do?
a. Keep quiet, listening to others to figure out what’s going on. (2)
b. Admit you’re not up to speed and ask questions. (3)
c. Pretend you know about it, agreeing with the majority opinion. (1)
How often do you take risks?
a. I’m up for anything! (3)
b. As long as it’s not too crazy, I’m game to try. (2)
c. I tend to stick to what I know. (1)
Dinner at my house:
a. Is usually something simple I can put together fast. (1)
b. Is all business during the week, but on weekends I enjoy trying new recipes. (2)
c. Is always an adventure – I still haven’t lived down the Pad Thai incident of 2005. (3)
Please print the tally key on a separate ½ sheet….or on the back of the quiz...thanks!
RATING YOUR CURIOSITY
Curious George (25-33 points)
Always intent on finding out more, you’re open to learning life’s lessons and to experiencing new things – even if you sometimes end up looking silly. You are both interested and interesting and have a variety of friends and activities. So whatever you had planned for this weekend – skydiving, salsa lessons? – go for it.
Nancy Drew (16-24 points)
You have a healthy amount of curiosity, but have lost a little of that inquisitive spark. You ask questions to get the latest gossip and try new things to keep up with the trends, but it’s been a while since you’ve done something purely for the sake of learning more. To break out of your routine, take a small step with something you know: If you love sushi, why not learn how to make it?
Eeyore (8-15 points)
It seems everything you needed to know you’ve ignored since kindergarten, maybe you’re just stuck in a rut, or maybe you’re too stressed to have a thought to yourself, let alone a question for someone else. But it takes only a second to open your eyes and look around – you’d be surprised at what you may find.
1/09 lhj “Step Outside Your Life” Margaret Renkl