As today is Chinese New Year we thought we’d look at the personality traits of the different creatures. I asked a few teachers what year animal they were born under and we got Rooster, Horse, Dragon, Monkey and Rat. The teachers were Mr Gordon, Mr Gaskell, Miss Drake, Miss Asher, Mrs Hanif-Hussain and Mrs Duynstee (the boss!). The challenge is which one is which? Look up the personality traits of each creature and comment who you think it is!
To help here are some of the creature personality traits but you will need to research for more in depth guidance.
Rat
years: 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020
Honest, freedom, hard working, charming. Can be selfish, ruthless, controlling, scheming.
Ox
years: 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021
Smart, calm, patient, inspiring, modest. Can be stubborn, narrow-minded, demanding, rigid.
Tiger
years: 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022
Aggressive, rebellious, strong, daring, generous. Can be restless, clumsy, hot-temper, impatient.
Rabbit
years: 1987, 1999, 2011
Kind, sensitive, elegant, artistic, cautious. Can be moody, shy, lazy, opportunistic.
Dragon
years: 1988, 2000, 2012
Strong, proud, direct, eccentric, show off. Can be arrogant, violent, brash, controlling.
Snake
years: 1989, 2001, 2013
Wise, graceful, calm, mystic, shrewd. Can be a loner, bad communicator, possessive, distrustful.
Horse
years: 1990, 2002, 2014
Cheerful, popular, talkative, witty, earthly, responsible. Can be fickle, rude, gullible, stubborn.
Goat
years: 1991, 2003, 2015
Righteous, honest, shy, artistic, understanding. Can be moody, a worrier, a complainer, and soft.
Monkey
years: 1992, 2004, 2016
Witty, curious, flexible, sociable, smart. Can be vain, clumsy, trickster, snobbish.
Rooster
years: 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017
Neat, organized, alert, scientific, responsible. Can be critical, egotistical, rough, opinionated.
Dog
years: 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
Honest, smart, loyal, sense of justice, affectionate. Can be lazy, cold, stubborn, quarrelsome.
Pig
years: 1995, 2007, 2019
Simple, hard working, strong, peace-loving, trusting. Can be naive, gullible, materialistic, clingy.