KTS-II Question Key For the questions in the KTS-II that might include confusing or unclear language, use the information provided in brackets [ ] to help you answer the questions in the assessment. Remember, go with the answer that feels best to you. If you re having trouble making a choice, select the answer that seems true of you MOST of the time, or IF you were in that position. 1. Is it your way to pick and choose at some length [take your time to make a choice] make up your mind quickly 2. Facts illustrate principles [help us understand bigger ideas] speak for themselves 3. Are you more comfortable before a decision after a decision 4. In sizing up others [meeting new people and making your initial impressions], do you tend to be friendly and personal [friendly and getting to know personal details] objective and impersonal [you take your time to get to know people before you get personal] 5. Is clutter in the work place [classroom environment or where you study at home] something you take time to straighten up tolerate pretty well 6. Do you like writers who use metaphors and symbolism say what they mean 7. Are you more whimsical [playful, quirky] than routinized [like your routine] routinized than whimsical 8. In making up your mind are you more likely to go by data [facts and figures] desires 9. Do you see yourself as basically thick-skinned [you re tough and things roll off your back] thin-skinned [you re sensitive and may get your feelings hurt more easily]
10. Do you tend to be more factual [facts-focused] than speculative [possibilities-focused] speculative than factual 11. Do you tend to notice opportunities for change [ways that things can work better] disorderliness [when there is a lack of organization/untidiness] 12. Are you more comfortable in making critical judgments [judging the rightness or wrongness of something] value judgments [judging the usefulness or worthiness of something] 13. Which do you wish more for yourself strength of will [you d rather be able to stick to your guns ] strength of emotion [you d rather have control over your emotions] 14. Are you more interested in what is possible [you d rather focus on what could be] what is actual [you d rather focus on what is] 15. Is it preferable mostly to just let things happen naturally make sure things are arranged [planned in advance] 16. With people are you usually more gentle than firm firm than gentle 17. [When someone is making an argument] Are you swayed [affected] more by convincing evidence [facts, statistics, case studies, etc.] a touching appeal [emotional personal testimonies] 18. Are you more sensible [practical, realistic] than ideational [creative, inventive] ideational than sensible 19. Do you feel better about keeping your options open coming to closure 20. Is it easier for you to put others to good use [delegate responsibilities; give people a role/job to do] identify with others [connect personally with people and build relationship]
21. Which seems the greater fault to be too dispassionate [unemotional, detached] to be too compassionate [emotionally involved] 22. Is it worse to be in a rut [be stuck in a pattern out of a stubborn unwillingness to change] have your head in the clouds [to not know what is really happening around you because you are paying too much attention to your own ideas] 23. Would you say you are more serious and determined easy going 24. In stories, do you prefer fantasy and heroism action and adventure 25. Do you value in yourself more that you are devoted [loving, loyal, committed] reasonable [logical, fair-minded, just] 26. Are you more observant [quick to notice things] than introspective [inward-looking; self-aware] introspective than observant 27. Do you usually want things just penciled in [not final; able to be changed; flexible] settled and decided [finalized] 28. Are you drawn more to overtones [hidden meaning] fundamentals [basic principles] 29. Do you think of yourself as a tough-minded person [strong, determined, and able to face up to reality] tender-hearted person [kind, gentle, sentimental] 30. Are you inclined to be easy to approach [easy to talk to] somewhat reserved [more shy] 31. Are you inclined to be more hurried [ let s get going ] than leisurely [ let s take our time ] leisurely than hurried
32. Do you prize in yourself a strong hold on reality [realistic] a vivid imagination [imaginative] 33. In hard circumstances, are you sometimes too unsympathetic [too harsh or unfeeling] too sympathetic [too emotionally invested] 34. Do you consider yourself a good conversationalist [talker] a good listener 35. Do you tend to choose rather carefully [you take your time] somewhat impulsively [you just make a choice] 36. Are you more inclined to feel down to earth [realistic; straight-forward; simple in style] somewhat removed [on the outside] 37. It is worse to be a softy [a pushover] hard-nosed [hard-headed] 38. At work do you tend to keep more to yourself be sociable with your colleagues [friends, classmates] 39. Do you prefer to work to deadlines [when you know the due date] just whenever [without restrictions] 40. Are you more likely to trust your conceptions [ideas] your experiences [what s happened to you in the past] 41. Which rules you more your thoughts your feelings 42. Are you the kind of person who is rather talkative doesn't miss much
43. When finishing a job, do you like to tie up all loose ends move on to something else 44. Do you more often see what's right in front of you what can only be imagined 45. Which is more of a compliment [which one would you rather have people say about you?] "There's a logical person" [reasonable, organized, thoughtful] "There's a sentimental person" [tender, emotional, affectionate] 46. Do you think of yourself as an outgoing person a private person 47. In most situations are you more spontaneous [spur-of-the-moment] than deliberate [planned] deliberate than spontaneous 48. Are you inclined to take what is said more literally more figuratively 49. Are you more often a cool-headed person a warm-hearted person 50. Do you tend to say right out what's on your mind keep your ears open 51. Are you prone to exploring the possibilities nailing things down 52. Do you speak more in generalities [broad terms] than particulars [specific terms] particulars than generalities 53. When in charge of others do you tend to be firm and unbending [strict, tough] forgiving and lenient [merciful, easygoing]
54. Does interacting with strangers tax your reserves [wear you out; make you tired] energize you [give you energy] 55. Do you more often prefer final unalterable statements [when everything s settled and not subject to change] tentative preliminary statements [when a decision s just beginning to be discussed] 56. Are you more frequently a fanciful sort of person [over-imaginative; unrealistic] a practical sort of person [hands-on; actual; active] 57. Is it better to be merciful [to give people undeserved grace] just [to give people reasonable consequences] 58. At a party, do you interact with a few friends interact with many, even strangers 59. On the job [at school, after-school job, extracurriculars], do you want your activities [or tasks] scheduled unscheduled 60. Children often do not exercise their fantasy enough [they don t use their imaginations the way they ought to] make themselves useful enough [they don t help out and get involved enough] 61. In a heated discussion do you stick to your guns [tend to stick with the same position/idea, regardless of what others say] look for common ground [tend to move from your own opinion/desires, hoping to find compromise] 62. Waiting in line, do you often stick to business chat with others 63. Are you more satisfied having work in progress [you like the process; it s about the journey ] a finished product [you like completion; it s about results ]
64. Common sense is frequently questionable [the obvious idea sometimes isn t the best] usually reliable [the obvious idea is usually the best] 65. If you must disappoint someone are you usually [if you have to give someone bad news] frank and straightforward [you get right to the point] warm and considerate [you try to soften the blow] 66. When the phone rings, do you hurry to get to it first hope someone else will answer it 67. Do you prefer contracts [plans you make with others] to be settled on a handshake [made in good faith; you trust that what the other person said they ll do, they ll do] signed, sealed, and delivered [finalized and made clear; you ll 68. Do you find visionaries and theorists [a person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like] somewhat annoying rather fascinating 69. At work [school], is it more natural for you to point out mistakes try to please others 70. Which appeals to you more consistency of thought [when ideas line up and make sense] harmonious relationships [when people get along] 71. Your gender is: Female Male