What Winter Creature Are You? Test de personalidad en inglés (1º-2º ESO)
Juego de clase para 1º y 2º de ESO (nivel A2). Tema: el invierno. Los alumnos hacen un test de personalidad («¿Qué criatura del invierno eres?»), hablan de si están de acuerdo con su resultado y después crean su propio test en grupos y se lo pasan a otro grupo. Practican preguntas, adjetivos de personalidad y dar razones, y no se dan cuenta de que están estudiando.
Una sesión de 50-55 minutos. Solo hay que imprimir. Gratis.
Part 1 · What winter creature are you?
Read the questions and choose one answer for each: a, b, c or d. Write your answers in the box at the end. Be honest!
1. It’s Saturday morning and it’s snowing. What do you do?
| a | I go out for a long walk in the snow — alone. |
| b | I call my friends: snowball fight! |
| c | I stay at the window with a hot drink and watch the snow. |
| d | I build a snowman with a very strange face. |
2. Your class has a group project. You…
| a | do the difficult part yourself. |
| b | organise the group and check that everybody is happy. |
| c | listen to everybody first, and then give a good idea. |
| d | have the most original idea, of course. |
3. Your perfect winter dinner is…
| a | a big plate of hot soup. |
| b | pizza with all my friends. |
| c | something simple, with a good book or a series. |
| d | something new that I’ve never tried. |
4. What do you do on a long winter evening?
| a | Sport or training. |
| b | Video calls or online games with friends. |
| c | I read, draw or listen to music. |
| d | I invent something: a story, a video, a game. |
5. A friend is sad. You…
| a | protect them: “Who did this?!” |
| b | organise a plan with everybody to make them feel better. |
| c | listen to them for a long time. |
| d | make them laugh. |
6. Choose a superpower.
| a | Super strength. |
| b | Teleporting to my friends’ houses. |
| c | Reading minds. |
| d | Being invisible. |
7. Your bedroom is…
| a | simple. I don’t need many things. |
| b | full of photos of my friends. |
| c | quiet and tidy. |
| d | a creative mess. |
8. Which word describes you best?
| a | Brave. |
| b | Friendly. |
| c | Calm. |
| d | Curious. |
| MY ANSWERS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a, b, c or d? |
Count your answers. Did you choose more a, b, c or d? Read your result below.
Your result
| MOSTLY… | YOU ARE… | WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT YOU |
|---|---|---|
| a | The Polar Bear brave · strong · independent | Polar bears usually live alone, and they can swim very long distances. You don’t need a crowd — you need a challenge. Be careful: sometimes you forget to ask for help. |
| b | The Penguin friendly · loyal · a team player | In winter, emperor penguins stand very close together in big groups to keep warm. That’s you: nobody is cold when you’re around. Be careful: you don’t like being alone. |
| c | The Snowy Owl calm · observant · wise | Snowy owls sit, watch and wait before they move. You think before you speak, and people come to you for advice. Be careful: sometimes you think too much. |
| d | The Arctic Fox clever · creative · playful | The Arctic fox changes colour: its fur is white in winter and brown or grey in summer. You change too — new ideas, new plans, every week. Be careful: you get bored quickly. |
| A draw? | A mix | Read both results and choose the one that sounds more like you. |
Part 2 · Talk about it
Work with a partner. Ask and answer.
- What are you? Do you agree with your result? Why or why not?
- Which question was the most difficult to answer?
- Which creature is your best friend? Why?
- Which creature is your teacher? (Be nice!)
| TO SAY… | YOU CAN USE… |
|---|---|
| Your result | I’m a penguin. · I got the snowy owl. |
| Agreeing | I agree, because I’m really… · That’s true. I love… |
| Disagreeing | I don’t agree. I’m not very… · I think I’m more of a fox. |
| Giving examples | For example, at the weekend I… · When my friends are sad, I… |
Part 3 · Make your own test
Work in groups of three or four. Now you write the test — for another group.
| STEP | WHAT TO DO |
|---|---|
| 1. Choose a title | What hot drink are you? · Which winter sport are you? · What kind of New Year’s resolution are you? · What winter holiday are you? — or your own idea. |
| 2. Choose four results | For example: hot chocolate, tea, coffee, lemon and honey. Give each result three adjectives. |
| 3. Write five questions | Each question has four answers: a, b, c and d. Answer a always goes with result a, answer b with result b, and so on. |
| 4. Write the results | Two or three sentences for each one. Start with You are… and add a “Be careful” sentence. |
| 5. Swap | Give your test to another group. Do their test. |
Our test
| Title | What ______________ are you? |
| Result a | |
| Result b | |
| Result c | |
| Result d |
| QUESTION | a | b | c | d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ||||
| 2. | ||||
| 3. | ||||
| 4. | ||||
| 5. |
Question starters
- What do you do when…?
- Your perfect… is…
- Choose a…
- Which word describes you best?
- If you could…, what would you do?
- Your friends say you are…
Part 4 · Tell the class
Do another group’s test. Then tell the class your result in two or three sentences:
In Group 3’s test, I’m a hot chocolate. It says I’m sweet and warm. I agree, because I love helping my friends.
A2 language support · Personality adjectives
| ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL | ENGLISH | ESPAÑOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| brave | valiente | shy | tímido |
| friendly | simpático | outgoing | extrovertido |
| calm | tranquilo | loyal | leal |
| curious | curioso | funny | gracioso |
| creative | creativo | organised | organizado |
| independent | independiente | lazy | vago |
| clever | listo | wise | sabio |
| observant | observador | playful | juguetón |
Para el profe
Cómo montarlo
Imprime el test y los resultados para cada alumno, y la hoja «Our test» para cada grupo. Tiempos orientativos: test 10 minutos, parte 2 otros 10, crear su test 20-25 y la puesta en común 10. Si vas justo, la parte 4 puede quedarse para el día siguiente: la abren con el test de otro grupo y arrancan hablando.
Lo que hace que funcione
A los adolescentes les encanta hablar de sí mismos y discutir el resultado («¡yo no soy un pingüino!»). Aprovéchalo: en la parte 2 no se vale decir solo I agree, tiene que haber un ejemplo. Y en la parte 3 la clave es la regla de que la respuesta a va siempre con el resultado a: si no, el test no funciona y ellos mismos lo descubren al hacerlo.
Para otros niveles
3º-4º ESO: pídeles que al menos dos preguntas sean con If you could… / What would you do if…? y que los resultados tengan cuatro o cinco frases. Primaria 5º-6º: haz solo las partes 1 y 2, y en la 3, el test con tres preguntas y tres resultados.
Qué evaluar
La formación de preguntas (orden, do/does), el uso de adjetivos de personalidad y la capacidad de dar una razón o un ejemplo. Los tests que escriben ellos son un buen texto corto para corregir y devolver.
Los resultados son para divertirse: no es un test psicológico.