Making New Friends Quiz — How Easily You Form New Friendships
Assesses how easily you form new friendships and social connections.
Welcome to the Making New Friends Quiz, part of our Friendship Quizzes collection. This short, evidence-informed assessment helps you understand how easily you form new friendships and social connections. Whether you're looking to expand your social circle, improve networking, or feel more confident in social situations, this quiz evaluates key behaviors and attitudes that influence how quickly and comfortably you meet new people.
Answer each question honestly to get an accurate snapshot of your current approach to meeting people, initiating conversations, and building rapport. The results provide practical tips to strengthen social skills, improve approachability, and create lasting connections. Keywords: making new friends, friendship quizzes, social connections, social skills, networking, meeting people.
How often do you initiate conversations with people you don't already know?
Initiating conversation is the first step in forming new connections.
When you meet someone new, how comfortable are you sharing a bit about yourself?
Sharing helps others find common ground and deepens initial rapport.
How often do you attend social events, meetups, or groups where you could meet new people?
Exposure to new environments increases opportunities for friendship.
After you meet someone new, how likely are you to follow up (message, connect, arrange a next meet)?
Follow-up turns brief interactions into developing friendships.
How do you handle rejection or awkward social moments?
Comfort with occasional setbacks helps you keep trying and meet more people.
How approachable is your body language when meeting new people?
Open body language and eye contact signal interest and invite connection.
When talking with someone new, how often do you ask open questions and show active interest?
Active listening encourages people to open up and creates a stronger bond.
How willing are you to invest time and energy to develop a new friendship?
Friendships require follow-up, shared experiences, and consistent effort.
Do you seek out common interests or activities to form bonds with new people?
Shared activities accelerate connection by providing topics and shared experiences.
How often do you use online platforms or apps to meet or maintain friendships?
Digital tools are useful for making initial contact and keeping in touch.
Frequently asked questions
This quiz is short and focused — it typically takes about 3–5 minutes to complete. Each question is multiple-choice and designed to capture common behaviors and attitudes that influence how easily you form new friendships.
Scores are a summary of your responses and reflect tendencies in initiating contact, following up, and maintaining approachability. Higher positive scores suggest you proactively make connections, while lower or negative scores indicate habits or barriers that make meeting new people more challenging. The results page includes personalized recommendations based on your score range.
Yes. The quiz identifies practical areas to focus on, such as initiating conversations, follow-up strategies, body language, and joining interest-based groups. The recommendations offer small, actionable steps you can practice to improve your ability to make new friends.
Absolutely. The quiz is designed for people across the introversion-extroversion spectrum. It highlights strengths and low-effort strategies that introverts can use, like targeted follow-ups, small-group activities, and leveraging shared interests to form meaningful connections without overwhelming social exposure.
Retake the quiz after you’ve implemented new strategies, typically every 4–8 weeks, to track progress and refine your approach. Repeating the assessment helps you see measurable improvements in behaviors like follow-up frequency and event attendance.
The recommendations draw on well-established social psychology and practical networking principles, such as the importance of follow-up, active listening, shared activities, and exposure to new social environments. For clinical concerns like social anxiety, the quiz suggests seeking professional support.
Yes. Many of the skills assessed — initiating conversations, follow-up, active listening, and maintaining approachability — apply to both personal friendships and professional networking. The quiz helps you adapt strategies to different contexts by adjusting tone and follow-up expectations.
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