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Plum Statements and Adjectives: Practise the Forced-Choice Format

Get used to Plum’s forced-choice sections: 20 statement sets, 5 adjective lists, an estimated profile on the 10 Plum Talents and a role-fit exercise.

Practice: 20 statement sets and 5 adjective lists, untimedAlso called “Plum personality test”Also called “Plum behavioral assessment”

How the practice module works

  1. 01Part 1: for each set of four statements, choose the one least like you (left) and the one most like you (right). Some sets list only weaknesses: choose the one most and least like you anyway, as candidates report the real survey asks.
  2. 02Part 2: for each list of 10 adjectives, choose the 3 least like you and the 3 most like you. A word cannot be in both groups.
  3. 03Every statement and most words appear twice, against different ones. Sometimes none fits well: choose the closest, as you will have to in the real survey.
  4. 04There are no right answers. Afterwards you see an estimated profile on Plum’s 10 Talents, with your top 3, so you know what a Plum Profile looks like, plus a sample role-fit exercise and any choices that contradicted each other. It is Candidate Falcon’s estimate, not your Plum Profile.

Controls

  • Statements: one choice in each column
  • Adjectives: tick 3 on each side
  • Next once your choices are complete

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Section 1
Sets of statements: choose the one most and the one least like you (Plum’s help center)
Section 3
Lists of adjectives: choose three most and three least like you, never the same word twice (Plum’s help center)
Right answers
None: Plum’s FAQ calls these sections a personality test
Length
About 20 statement sets and 5 adjective lists (one prep site)
Practice version
20 sets of four statements (5 of them negative) and 5 lists of 10 adjectives, untimed, with an estimated profile on Plum’s 10 Talents (top 3 first) and a sample role-fit exercise

What the Plum Statements and Adjectives section looks at

Plum’s help center describes two preference sections. In the first you see sets of statements and choose the one most like you and the one least like you. In the third you choose three adjectives that describe you best and three that describe you least. Plum’s FAQ says these sections are a personality test with no right or wrong answers.

The format is forced choice: Plum’s help center explains that you sometimes have to choose between statements that all fit you, or none, and that similar statements come back paired with different ones. That can feel uncomfortable the first time, which is what this practice is for.

How the Statements and Adjectives practice works

  1. Part 1: for each set of four statements, choose one on the left (least like you) and one on the right (most like you). Every fourth set lists only weaknesses, as candidates report in the real survey.
  2. Part 2: for each list of 10 adjectives, tick three on each side.
  3. Afterwards, see an estimated profile on Plum’s 10 Talents with your top 3, try the role-fit exercise to see how matching works, and check any items you chose as most like you once and least like you the next time.

Statements and Adjectives tips

  • Answer as you are at work, not as you think an employer wants.
  • When nothing fits, choose the closest: hesitating over every set does not change the result.
  • Keep your answers consistent; the same statement will come back against others.

Common Statements and Adjectives mistakes

  • Trying to pick the “best-sounding” option every time, which tends to produce contradictions.
  • Overthinking: the real survey is about 25 minutes for all five sections.

A short Statements and Adjectives practice routine

  1. Do one run to get used to the format, then read your contradictions.
  2. Finish with the Full Survey run, so these sections sit before and between the puzzles as in the real survey.

Statements and Adjectives FAQ

Can I practise to get a better Plum personality score?

Not in the sense of learning answers: Plum says these sections have no right or wrong answers, and the employer sets the profile for each role. Practice helps you get used to forced choice and answer consistently.

Does the practice give me my Plum Talents?

It gives an estimate. The profile uses the 10 Talent names Plum publishes, so you know what a Plum Profile looks like, but which answer counts towards which Talent is Candidate Falcon’s own model. Plum’s scoring is not public, so the estimate is not your Plum Profile.

Why do statements come back?

Plum’s help center says similar statements reappear against different ones. The practice shows every statement twice and most words twice, so you can see whether your choices stay consistent.

Independent practice by Candidate Falcon, based on the answer formats in Plum’s help center and prep sites; the statements, adjectives and the estimated Talents profile are Candidate Falcon’s own. Not affiliated with Plum or Phenom, and not their scoring. The puzzles, scenarios and statements are original, and practice results are not Plum scores. For how the Discovery Survey works, timing and results, read the free Plum assessment guide.