. ____When you read a new chapter in a textbook, which of the following are you most likely to
do?
a. Skim through the entire chapter first to get a general idea of what the chapter is about
b. Read the chapter from beginning to end without doing much skimming
9. ____ In which of the following English classes would you most likely enroll?
a. Journalism
b. Creative writing
10. ____ Imagine that you volunteered to work for the school newspaper. Which of the following
would you rather do?
a. Cut and paste and lay out the stories and decide which stories should appear where
b. Write one or two of the stories
11. ____ After reading a new chapter in a textbook, which of the following would you rather do?
a. summarize the chapter b. outline the chapter
12. ____ if you had an important project due in a class, would you prefer to work? a. in a group
b. alone
13. ____Which of the following classroom situations do you prefer?
a. A teacher announces assignments on a weekly basis and sets specific weekly due dates
b. A teacher announces all the assignments at the beginning of the course and allows you to
complete them at any time before the end of the course
14. ____ Which of the following statements best applies to you?
a. I'm good at guessing a person's mood by his or her body language
b. I'm not good at guessing a person's mood by his or her body language
15. Which of the following would you rather play? a. Scrabble b. Checkers
16. With which of the following statements do you most agree?
a. We should continue exploring outer space since one day this exploration may benefit us
b. We should continue exploring outer space only if we can be sure ahead of time of certain
benefits we would receive
Scoring
How many "a" answers did you have for odd-numbered questions? ___________
How many "b" answers did you have for even-numbered questions? ___________
LEFT HEMISPHERE TOTAL _______________
How many "a" answers did you have for even-numbered questions? ___________
How many "b" answers did you have for odd-numbered questions? ___________
RIGHT HEMISPHERE TOTAL _______________
Left-Hemisphere Dominance (left total = 10 or more)
Your score indicates that you are generally a highly organized person. If you are sloppy, even
your mess makes sense to you. When given a job to do, you like to approach the task one step
at a time rather than plunging into it. If you are involved in extra-curricular activities, you are