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USS Biz Trek Activity #3: Rate Your Traits

How are you like successful entrepreneurs?

The statements in the quiz below describe common characteristics of successful entrepreneurs. Some of these traits may be similar to those of the famous entrepreneurs you met in the USS Biz Trek Activity #2.

Use your browser’s print button to print this page. Then take this self-scoring quiz and rate your traits of entrepreneurship. Circle the number that most closely describes your level of entrepreneurial thinking.

5 = This fits me to a "T."

4 = Most of the time I am this way.

3 = Occasionally this may be true.

2 = I have been known to be like this, but not usually.

1 = No way, not me at all!

1. I like to try new ways to do things.	1	2	3	4	5
2. I make decisions that are usually right.	1	2	3	4	5
3. I like to take charge and get things done.	1	2	3	4	5
4. I don’t mind working hard to get what I want.	1	2	3	4	5
5. I enjoy accomplishing my goals.	1	2	3	4	5
6. I get energy from doing things I like.	1	2	3	4	5
7. I don’t worry much about what others think.	1	2	3	4	5
8. I like to prove I can beat a challenge.	1	2	3	4	5
9. I like to plan my work before I get started.	1	2	3	4	5
10. I get along with most people I meet.	1	2	3	4	5
11. I like to be on time wherever I go.	1	2	3	4	5
12. I ask for advice when I need it.	1	2	3	4	5
13. I feel responsible to do what I say.	1	2	3	4	5
14. I tell the truth when I make a mistake.	1	2	3	4	5

(Add your score.) Total __________

Scoreboard:

58 70 Grab your space helmet and suit up! You will make a great entrepreneur.

43 57 You have good potential. Just try to get help in your weak areas.

28 42 You will need to work hard, but there is no reason you can’t achieve success.

14 27 Look at areas where your scores were low. What can you do to bring them up?

Loggin’ On!

Study the traits of entrepreneurship described in this quiz. Start a new page in your USS Biz Trek log titled "Strengths of Entrepreneurship." List your five strongest traits of entrepreneurship on the left side of the page. List your five weakest traits of entrepreneurship on the right side of the page. Then write a list of three or more things you will do to improve your traits of entrepreneurship. Keep your quiz in a pocket folder in your notebook/log. Then take the quiz again after Lesson 10 and see how much your traits have improved!

Finished?

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