What kind of friend are you?

At school you spent most of your lunchtimes:

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Helping others with their work
At the chip shop with your friends
Having a laugh with your gang
Deep in conversation with your best friend

What do you talk about with your friends?

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Work
Your love lives
Personal projects
Ideas

Your best friend is emigrating. You’ll be losing:

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The key to your social life
Your right arm
The person who keeps you grounded
The person you confide in

Your friend has done something you don’t like. You:

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Stop calling them
Let it go
Tell them you are not happy with them
Ask them to explain why they did it

You’re spending a weekend with your friends. This means:

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A visit to the theatre or a music festival
Going to the coolest bars in town
Going to a house in the country and cooking a great feast
Talking late into the night at a little B&B in the countryside

One of your friends hasn’t called you for a couple of months. You:

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Don’t really worry about it
Know this couldn’t happen. You’re in touch with your friends every day
Give her a ring to see what’s happened
Assume she has her reasons. She’ll be in touch eventually

You haven’t seen your friend much since she started going out with someone new. You

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Think it’s understandable. She’s got far more interesting things to do
Are disappointed — you wish she would spend some time with you too
Are pleased for your friend, but you really miss her
Don’t mind – you’re glad things are going well for her

What do you and your friends have in common?

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Your hobbies
Practically everything
Your sense of humour
Your world view

Which of the following would you most like to be friends with?

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Someone dramatic and entertaining
A fun and humorous type
A sporty and adventurous type
A great host and cook

If you have one fault as a friend it is that you:

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Don’t always believe your group are real friends
Are a bit nosey
Always expect your friend to be in a good mood
Are not always around when your friends need you

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Personality Test

At school you spent most of your lunchtimes:

What do you talk about with your friends?

Your best friend is emigrating. You’ll be losing:

Your friend has done something you don’t like. You:

You’re spending a weekend with your friends. This means:

One of your friends hasn’t called you for a couple of months. You:

You haven’t seen your friend much since she started going out with someone new. You

What do you and your friends have in common?

Which of the following would you most like to be friends with?

If you have one fault as a friend it is that you: