Boredom Proness Scale

Are you easily bored? This is the boredom proness scale (BPS), developed by university researchers in the 1980s. It will measure how prone you are to boredom.

Bored already? Are we keeping you awake? I hope the quiz itself isn't too boring. It's only 28 questions, so hang in there. When its over you can go out and play.

1. What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
2. What is your gender?
Male
Female
3. It is easy for me to concentrate on my activities.
True
False
4. Frequently when I am working I find myself worrying about other things.
True
False
5. Time always seems to be passing slowly.
True
False
6. I often find myself at "loose ends," not knowing what to do.
True
False
7. I am often trapped in situations where I have to do meaningless things.
True
False
8. Having to look at someone's home movies or travel pics bores me tremendously.
True
False
9. I have projects in mind all the time, things to do.
True
False
10. I find it easy to entertain myself.
True
False
11. Many things I have to do are repetitive and monotonous.
True
False
12. It takes more stimulation to get me going than most people.
True
False
13. I get a kick out of most things I do.
True
False
14. I am seldom excited about my work.
True
False
15. In any situation I can usually find something to do or see to keep me interested.
True
False
16. Much of the time I just sit around doing nothing.
True
False
17. I am good at waiting patiently.
True
False
18. I often find myself with nothing to do, time on my hands.
True
False
19. In situations where I have to wait, such as a line I get very restless
True
False
20. I often wake up with a new idea.
True
False
21. It would be very hard for me to find a job that is exciting enough.
True
False
22. I would like more challenging things to do in life.
True
False
23. I feel that I am working below my abilities most of the time.
True
False
24. Many people would say that I am a creative or imaginative person.
True
False
25. I have so many interests, I don't have time to do everything.
True
False
26. Among my friends, I am the one who keeps doing something the longest.
True
False
27. Unless I am doing something exciting, even dangerous, I feel half-dead and dull.
True
False
28. It takes a lot of change and variety to keep me really happy.
True
False
29. It seems that the same things are on television or the movies all the time; it's getting old.
True
False
30. When I was very young, I was often in monotonous and tiresome situations.
True
False

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