Achievement Test

If you’re driven more than your peers and at the same time want to help others to succeed, take this Achievement Test to know more about your strong qualities.

Do you have high dreams and fixed goals that you want to achieve? Are you eager to learn and improve, at any point to achieve something? Are you empathetic to others and eager to help them in their success? Do you take decisions by yourself?

Or you get influenced by others and have a fear of success?

Take this test to know whether or not you have a powerful Need for Achievement.

What Is Need for Achievement?

It is a desire to attain high levels of performance and uphold strong standards of excellence. Individuals with a high thirst for achievement are driven by the pursuit of personal growth and individual success.

What is Achievement?

Achievement refers to the attainment of goals that involves acquiring knowledge, proficiency, or skill, especially in a particular subject. 

Achievement encompasses competence, energization, and direction of behavior toward success. The need for achievement is related to the difficulty of tasks people choose to undertake.

Those with a strong urge for achievement tend to have clear objectives, and a willingness to help others to focus better on their own progress and develop a stronger sense of well-being.

Some of the characteristics of people with a strong drive for achievement include:

  • Setting a fixed goal and plan that is achievable for the person
  • Asking for feedback and continuously finding ways to improve one’s potential
  • Strong sense of self-esteem and focus 
  • Taking a moderate amount of risks
  • Adapting oneself to any changes in the environment

Instructions For Taking The Online Achievement Test

Below is a list of statements relating to an individual’s drive for Achievement. Please read each statement carefully, and select options that you find relevant for you.

Please note: This achievement test is a self-assessment and not a diagnostic test.


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is the need for achievement?

It is a powerful desire to attain high levels of performance and uphold strong standards of excellence. Individuals with a high need for achievement are driven by the pursuit of personal growth and individual success.

What is McClelland’s need for achievement theory?

Developed in the 1960s, this theory proposes that human motivation is driven by three learned needs: the need for achievement (nAch), affiliation (nAff), and power (nPow). Individuals with high nAch seek excellence and personal success, those with high nAff value relationships and social approval, and those with high nPow desire influence and control. These needs influence behavior and performance, especially in workplace and leadership settings, and are shaped by life experiences rather than being innate.

What is the need and significance of achievement tests?

Achievement assessment scores are commonly used in education to assess the level of instruction a student is ready to undertake. High scores typically reflect strong understanding of grade-level content and suggest the student is prepared for more advanced learning.


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