One thing scarier than matric is deciding what you’re going to study afterwards. If you’re stuck at a career crossroads, try this quiz to point you in the right direction.
1. You’re about to head to school when your mom realises that the car won’t start. What do you do?
a) Throw a tantrum! Even though I’m usually fashionably late for class every day.
b) I take maters into my own hands and either cycle or catch a lift with a friend.
c) I run into the house to call a mechanic and figure out which bus I need to take to get to school on time.
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2. You’re put into a group in art class to make a model of a house. Which task will you perform?
a) I’ll be the one who presents our house to the rest of the class even though I mostly just complained about my group.
b) I’ll colour co-ordinate all the rooms and then paint them.
c) I’ll build the outside structure according to a scale drawing.
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3. What is your favourite subject at school?
a) Drama or choir.
b) English or art class.
c) Science or maths.
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4. You have the day off school because of load-shedding. What do you do?
a) I head to the video store with a bunch of friends and rent a ton of videos.
b) I puton some classical music and get to work on my manuscript or paper-mache bowl set.
c) I spend the day watching “Myth Busters” on the Discovery Channel.
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5. Who are your favourite cartoon characters?
a) Superheroes like Batman and Spiderman.
b) The Powerpuff Girls.
c) Dexter from Dexter’s Laboratory.
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Read more after the gap for an analysis of your results…
