1) What images spring to mind when you hear the word ‘personality’? 2) How would you describe your personality? 3) Are you happy with your personality? 4) How has your personality changed over the years? 5) What or who has helped shape your personality? 6) What of your personality traits do you like most? 7) Can a person have no personality? 8) What is the most attractive personality trait a person can have? 9) Is your true personality always on show or do you hide parts of it? 10) What are the personality differences between you and other family members? 11) Do you think you have a strong personality? 12) What personality types are you attracted to? 13) Do you know anyone who has a split personality or multiple personalities? 14) What word would sum up your personality? 15) Can you really find out things about someone’s personality from their star sign or blood group? 16) Do you think you have an outgoing personality? 17) Do you like taking personality tests? Are they accurate? 18) What major change would you like to make to your personality? 19) Whose personality do you like best out of all the people in the world? 20) What do you think of my personality? 21) What are some characteristics of your personality? 22) What makes you happy? 23) What are some things that make you angry? 24) Are you happy with your personality? 25) Would you like to be different? 26) Are you a determined person? Are you a stubborn person? 27) Are you shy ? In which occasions are you shy? 28) Do you consider yourself selfish ? Why? 29) Is your personality suited to your job? 30) In what way has your personality changed? Why has it changed?? 31) Are you more introverted (focused on your inner world) or more extraverted (focused on other people and the outer world)? 32) Do you think you can change a major characteristic of your personality if you try? 33) Do you think you have an unusual personality? Why? 34) If you could change any aspect of your personality, what would it be? 35) What sort of things would you do to amuse yourself during a car journey? 36) What personality traits do you consider important in a good friend / a boss / a partner? 37) Do you consider yourself to be even-tempered? 38) What is one thing that many people don't know about you? 39) What expressions include colors when discussing illness? (ex., white or pale, pink eye, black and blue for bruises, yellow fever) 40) What expressions include colors and feelings? (ex. I feel blue, green with envy, red with rage, turning red, black circles under the eyes, you are turning blue) 41) What do the colors in your home country's flag represent? 42) Do you think birth order makes a difference in your personality? 43) Describe your personality. 44) What kinds of people do you get along well with? 45) What kinds of personality traits do you hate? 46) How important is personality when you are choosing a spouse? 47) Do all of your friends have similar personalities? 48) What kind of personality traits are best for running a business? 49) What kind of personality should a doctor have? 50) Is your personality more similar to your mother’s or father’s? 51) Do you think we are born with our personalities, or do we develop them because of what happens to us? 52) What personality trait would you like to develop? 53) Which of your personality traits would you like to lose? 54) Is it possible to judge a person's personality by their appearance? 55) Do you know anyone who has a very bad personality? What are they like? 56) What makes a person develop a bad personality? 57) Is it possible for a person to change their personality? 58) Do you think a psychiatrist can help to change a person's personality? 59) Would you agree that beautiful people tend to have bad personalities? 60) What sort of personality is needed to be a good friend? 61) What sort of personality is needed to be a good leader? 62) What are the main personality differences between men and women? 63) Which personality trait most annoys you in other people? 64) What is the best aspect of your personality? 65) Is there an aspect of your personality that you would like to change? 66) Do we inherit our personality from our parents? 67) Is our personality formed by the environment or by nature? 68) How can we make sure our children develop good personalities? 69) What do you think about the personality tests you see in magazines? 70) Are young people today more selfish than the older generation? Why? 71) Does being the oldest or youngest child in a family influence personality? 72) Does a person's personality depend on their nationality? 73) Why are some people shy? Is it possible for them to change? 74) Is it possible to not care at all about what other people think of you? 75) How would you describe someone creative? 76) Who is the most competitive member of your family? 77) How do you feel about people who are impatient? 78) Who is the most generous person you know? 79) What are some irritable habits you have? 80) Are you rather pessimistic or optimistic? 81) In which profession do you need to be really achievement-oriented? 82) How can we improve our self-confidence? 83) Do you think one can train to become more patient? 84) Do people get less flexible as they age? 85) Have you ever been in a situation that felt hopeless? What happened? 86) What makes some people charismatic? 87) Do you know someone hilarious? 88) Describe your most reliable friend. 89) Describe your most conscientious friend. 90) How would you describe someone who is resourceful? 91) Do you think aggressive people should be put in jail? 92) What are intuitive people good at? 93) Do you think a mother can be impartial about her children? 94) What are you determined to accomplish?

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