Find Out How Awkward You Are On A Scale Of 1-10

As much as we all try to avoid being awkward, none of us can help but fall into that old, clearly awkward vibe every now and then. When an awkward situation arises, you can almost feel it in your heart, or taste it in your mouth. The sense of embarrassment from the person releasing the awkward energy is felt by all in the room, and the only way to let out the tension is for everyone to form a collective cringe.

You can't escape the eventual cringe, no matter how hard you try. All you can do is pull yourself together as a human being, and try your best to avoid creating awkwardness in your own social interactions. Of course, that barely works either, since shying away from awkwardness seems to be one of the best ways of inviting it.

So, it appears as though there's no real cure for awkwardness. But, maybe a diagnosis is a good start. Within this quiz is a veritable scale measuring awkwardness; a person who scores a 1 isn't awkward at all, while a score of 10 would indicate awkwardness beyond measure. Where will you land? Let's find out how awkward you are, once and for all.

Question 1

Do you ever leave abruptly from conversations you're not interested in?

Conversations can be fun, but they can also be super boring. In terms of being socially acceptable, it's usually best not to just leave abruptly from boring conversations. Though you might do that anyway if you don't care about being perceived as awkward.

Question 2

Which of these were you in high school?

Everyone was something in high school, even you. Maybe you consider yourself a unique snowflake, wandering the hallways alone for years, incapable of being categorized. Well, that would only up your awkwardness rating.

Question 3

Do you spend more time on the internet than in the real world?

The internet is a great place, don't get us wrong. But the real world is better, at least right now. Lose sight of the real world in favor of the virtual one, and you'll slowly see your real world charisma dwindle. Unless you have too much mojo to mess with.

Question 4

When you realize you're walking down the wrong side of the street, what do you do?

Yeah, we all hate this one, and it's happened to all of us at least once. The question isn't if it'll happen to you, but when, and how will you react? Will you play it cool, or make things clearly awkward when they don't need to be?

Question 5

Do you ever pretend to text someone so you don't have to look up?

When you're out in public, every strange face is a potential new friend to be made. But maybe you're not into that, not one bit. Maybe you don't even want to look strange faces in the eye, and you'd rather draft an imaginary text to a blank number.

Question 6

Do you prepare your conversations beforehand?

Despite how great conversations are, they could also be really stressful. This is true for everyone, to some degree, at one point or another, despite how cool and collected they might seem. Do you prepare your conversations beforehand?

Question 7

How nervous do you feel in social settings?

Social settings can be incredibly intimidating, with all that invisible data flying around. People tend to say a lot of confusing things, and that's not even counting the confusing things that they're not even saying! How nervous do you feel in social settings?

Question 8

How many relationships have you been in?

Since awkward people have a taller wall to climb when meeting others, they tend to have a smaller EX counter than most others. There's nothing inherently wrong with this, of course, but it is a pretty good indicator to a person's awkwardness. How many relationships have you been in?

Question 9

Do you laugh at inappropriate times?

As you might intimately know, there are appropriate and inappropriate times to laugh in social settings. An example of an appropriate time would be a joke, while an inappropriate time would be when your friend's grandmother falls down on the sidewalk. Have some respect.

Question 10

How do you feel when left alone with a friend of a friend?

You know that awkward moment when you're left alone with a friend of a friend? Not even Zac Efron can avoid it. It happens to all of us, at one point or another. We always have the option to just walk away from these situations, but only awkward people take it.

Question 11

Do you ever talk to yourself in public?

Sometimes, you feel a thought so viscerally in your mind, you can't help but want to let it out orally, and tell it to the whole world. Thing is, doing so in public can make you look incredibly awkward. Let's see how awkward you are - do you ever talk to yourself in public?

Question 12

How often do people frown at you and walk away?

Maybe you don't know the sensation of looking at someone who is so utterly unimpressed with the content that came out of your mouth that all they can think to do is frown and walk away. Or, maybe that happens to you all the time, so often that you don't even notice it.

Question 13

Which of these movies is your favorite?

Sure, movies are there mainly to distract us for a little while so we don't have to think about more serious stuff, but they also serve as a window into our personality. Your movie preference can reveal a lot about you, including how awkward you are. Which of these movies is your favorite?

Question 14

Do you have trouble maintaining eye contact?

Eye contact is a hell of a thing to maintain. Two eyeballs locked into each other is like a cold war between two separate universes, at least it might feel that way to an awkward person. Not that we know anything about that... anyway, do you have trouble maintaining eye contact?

Question 15

Are you good with names?

Although it seems a little commonplace, remembering someone's name can be seen as a good gesture, especially when you didn't really have to put in the extra effort. Of course, awkward people tend not to care one way or another. Are you good with names?

Question 16

You're talking to someone and realize you've forgotten their name, what do you do?

No matter how good you are with names, you're bound to eventually run into a person whose face you can't exactly place, or maybe you've forgotten their name in the middle of the conversation. In these instances, we're really able to separate the smooth operators from the awkward agents.

Question 17

When you're out in public and see someone you recognize, what do you do?

Since you go out in public once in a while, and since you also know at least a couple of people, there's a chance that you might run into one of them out there. Maybe that sort of thing has already happened to you. If so, how do you react? What on earth do you do?

Question 18

How uncomfortable do you feel while getting a haircut?

Awkward people, when getting a haircut, act a little differently than others. While most people are content with simply sitting down and blankly staring at themselves in the mirror during the ordeal, awkward people tend to have their own, more socially distorted ways of coping with the discomfort.

Question 19

Do you feel like you can be yourself around people?

It goes without saying that awkward people tend to be more introverted, dealing with their perceived social ineptitude by diving within. It's easier for introverts to be themselves when they're alone than with other people. Do you feel like you can be yourself around people?

Question 20

How often do you communicate with strangers online?

These days, it seems that the average person is investing more and more of their personal time on the internet than the real world, and this translates to communication. Some awkward people find themselves with more online friends than IRL ones. Are you one of them?

Question 21

When you say goodbye to someone, only to realize you'll be walking in the same direction, what do you do?

Yeah, you probably know just what we're talking about. It's a shame that there's no floating sign over people's heads indicating which direction they plan on walking in after saying goodbye. This scenario will happen eventually, for sure. The question is how you deal with it.

Question 22

When you greet someone and you go for a hug when they only wanted a handshake, what do you do?

Oh boy, here's another one that's happened to pretty much everybody. It's the same thing here; there's no indication telling you which kind of greeting people will go for when saying hello to you. All you can do is commit to one option and hope for the very best.

Question 23

Are you good at flirting?

Flirting comes as a fluent language to some, and a total nonsense form of communication to others. Of course, awkward people tend to have more trouble with this sort of thing than most others do. When you're in a flirtatious situation, are you in your element?

Question 24

How often do you read?

Reading has always been a marginal activity, enjoyed by somewhat awkward people throughout the generations. This isn't to say that only awkward people read, don't get us wrong. However, reading time could otherwise be spent socializing, which is something awkward people tend to avoid.

Question 25

Do you dread communicating with servers when dining out?

It's great to go out and eat at a restaurant, but you can't expect to receive any food or beverage without communicating your request to someone first. There's nothing inherently awkward about this exchange, but you can certainly make it awkward if you build it up in your head.

Question 26

How much mojo do you have?

Come on, don't tell us we have to explain the definition of "mojo" to you. If you've gotten this far in life to make it through this quiz, that inherently means you have some mojo in you, for sure. Do you have as much as Mr. Austin Powers here? Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Question 27

How many times have you gone to the movie theater alone?

Going to the movies is a fun experience, usually one enjoyed with the good company of some friends, or perhaps a person who's more than a friend. Sure, you can go to the movies alone whenever you want, but maybe it's little weird if you're doing it all the time.

Question 28

How many times have you gone to the amusement park alone?

Like the movies, the amusement park is best enjoyed with people you like being around. Of course, the amusement park offers so many thrill rides, you're not losing out on much if you just decide to go there alone. Or are you? How many times have you gone to the amusement park alone?

Question 29

Are you easily embarrassed?

Awkward situations happen all around us, all the time. People have some degree of control over awkwardness, but not much. The real question is how we deal with it. Allow awkwardness and embarrassment to consume you, and you can't help but rank high on the awkwardness scale.

Question 30

Do you set a time limit for most conversations?

Here's Kanye, clearly just about fed up with being a part of the current conversation. That's fine, no one's forcing Kanye to stick around. He can get up and walk away whenever he wants to. Do you set a time limit for most conversations, just like ole Kanye here?

Question 31

When it's time to leave a party, what do you do?

If you're an awkward person, then you probably have a talent for creating awkwardness when it really didn't need to be there in the first place. Like when leaving a party, for instance; you can just say goodbye to whoever you want to say goodbye to instead of flying off like Superman.

Question 32

Do you have trouble making new friends?

Even the most extroverted people don't have an entirely easy time making new friends. People are complicated, and there's a bunch of matter blocking us from seeing their thoughts. However, awkward people tend to see making friends as a mission impossible, every single time.

Question 33

Would you say you're a funny person?

Hey, it doesn't matter if no one laughs at your jokes. If you laugh at them - and laugh hard enough to drive yourself mad - that's more than a good enough audience. Maybe the world just doesn't understand your futuristic sense of humor. So, would you say you're a funny person?

Question 34

Do you play/have you played team sports?

Even in sports teams, you're bound to find some measures of awkwardness, though maybe not as much as in a chess club. That's because team sports force you to interact with others on a number of levels, and chess is a solo endeavor. Are you a team player?

Question 35

How awkward would you say you are?

At the end of the day, everyone has some measure of awkwardness emanating from them. We all deal with it in our own ways, and you surely have yours. Before we reveal your ultimate awkwardness ranking, let's get this last one out of you - how awkward would you say you are?

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