Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow: Ritika belongs to a family where all the family members have different types of personality. Ritika is an athlete who has a strong build and is muscular. She is courageous and energetic. These characteristics make her an asset to her team. She is very popular among the team-members. On the other hand, her sister Heena is thin and fragile and is an introvert. She is brainy and enjoys painting. Their mother is an extravert, soft and round and is famous among family and friends for her humour and outgoing nature. In contrast, their father is a workaholic, highly motivated and is always short of time. Truly, one seldom sees such a variety under one roof. |
Identify Heena's personality type described in the passage: |
Endomorphic Mesomorphic Ectomorphic Melancholic |
Ectomorphic |
The correct answer is Option (3) → Ectomorphic Heena is described as thin, fragile, introvert, brainy, enjoys painting, which corresponds to Ectomorphic personality. " Within psychology, the personality types given by Sheldon are fairly well known. Using body build and temperament as the main basis, Sheldon proposed the Endomorphic, Mesomorphic, and Ectomorphic typology. The endomorphs are fat, soft and round. By temperament they are relaxed and sociable. The mesomorphs have strong musculature, are rectangular with a strong body build. They are energetic and courageous. The ectomorphs are thin, long and fragile in body build. They are brainy, artistic and introvert." |