appendix:
the ‘how cool are you' questionnaire
Answer the following questions as accurately as you can. Try and go with your first impression and don't overthink each question. Answers range from Strongly Disagree (1) to Strongly Agree (5), with Neutral in the middle (3). Please try and use the full spectrum of 1 to 5 in your answers.
| QUESTION | SD SA | |
| 1 | I often feel invisible in social situations. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 2 | I have a strong sense of who I am and what I stand for. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 3 | It's more important to act in a manner true to your character than it is to keep others happy. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 4 | I'm not easily influenced by others' opinions. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 5 | I like to keep up with what's on trend. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 6 | I'm often described as a real individual. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 7 | My career is my passion. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 8 | I don't tend to fit in. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 9 | I'm very feminine. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 10 | I don't like to talk about the things I've achieved. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 11 | I tend to keep my emotions under control. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 12 | People say I'm pretty understated, even when things go my way. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 13 | I'm sometimes selfish and rude more than I need to be. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 14 | People say I'm sensitive to the needs of others. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 15 | I'm in a career (or volunteer position) where I care for others. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 16 | It's more important to share wealth than it is to be wealthy. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 17 | I'm a couch potato and while away days being a recluse. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 18 | I tend to attract people to me. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 19 | I'm pretty sociable. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 20 | People think I'm pretty influential. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| TOTAL | ||
To mark your cool questionnaire you'll simply add up all the numbers you've circled and that will give you a total number out of 100. However, before you add the numbers please reverse your score for questions numbered 1, 5, 9, 13 and 17. That is if you scored a 5 on these questions please give yourself a 1, if you scored a 4 please give yourself a 2, and if you scored a 3 then just leave it as it is. Now add up all your scores for all 20 questions and find out your cool quotient of 100.
| COOL QUOTIENT | COOL PROFILE |
| 96–100: Ice Ice Baby: You're so damn cool that you don't need a questionnaire to tell you what you already know. Well done.
76–95: Cool Cat: You're very cool and people around you are glad to have someone so cool hanging out with them. However, don't rest on your laurels. You've still got work to do if you want to be cooler. 60–75: Luke Warm Cool: Okay well at least you're not ‘normal'. You've got some cool tendencies you can work on. Focus on these, work hard and you too could become cool. 50–60: Dick and Jane: Don't worry about trying to be cool, rejoice in being normal. It's much easier than being cool, not as rewarding, but easier! Under 50: Overstated Underachiever? Not sure what you've done to score so low. Life may be a little tough for you in our cool obsessed world! |
Please note that your questionnaire reveals what factors you need to work harder at to be cool. Questions 1 to 4 reveal your ‘Self-Belief and Confidence' score, out of 20. Questions 5 to 8 reveal your ‘Defying Convention' score, out of 20. Questions 9 to 12 reveal your ‘Understated Achievement' score, out of 20. Questions 13 to 16 reveal your ‘Caring For Others' score, out of 20, and Questions 17 to 20 reveal your ‘Connectivity and Influence' score, out of 20. |