Sexual · Question 18 of 100

What “Had or given oral sex?” means

Item 18 on the 100-question Rice Purity Test reads “Had or given oral sex?”. Here is what the wording covers, where readers reasonably disagree about it, and exactly how much it moves your score.

Guidance written and reviewed 2026-07-26

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The full checklist is intended for adults aged 18 and over and includes explicit topics. You may leave any item unchecked, exit the test, or delete saved checks. An unchecked item is scored the same whether the experience did not occur or you preferred not to answer.

What the question is asking

Item 18 asks about oral sex in either direction. The "had or given" wording again folds both roles into one box. It is one of the most frequently checked items in the sexual block, and for many takers it is the point where the checklist stops describing exploratory contact and starts describing sex.

Where people disagree about what counts

The overlap with item 13, on kissing below the belt, is the recurring question. Item 13 is generally read as the lighter act and item 18 as the fuller one, but the checklist never draws the boundary, so some takers check both for a single experience and others check only 18.

The test is self-scored and nobody else ever sees your answer, so the only thing that matters is applying one reading consistently across the whole checklist.

How item 18 fits with the items around it

Item 18 is the second half of the pair that starts at item 17, and it leads directly into item 19, which asks about the mutual, simultaneous version of the same act. Read as a trio, items 17 to 19 move from manual to oral to simultaneous.

Item 17, before this one Had or given a hand job? Item 19, after this one Sixty-nined?

How it affects the score

Every question has the same one-point effect. Checking item 18 subtracts one point from the starting score of 100. Leaving it unchecked subtracts nothing, and no item on the checklist is weighted more heavily than any other.

Final score = 100 − total checked boxes

The final number never identifies this answer or any other individual answer — it is a count, so it discards which items were selected the moment it is calculated. Read the full scoring guide or look up an exact result on the 0–100 score chart.

Questions about item 18

Does item 18 cover giving and receiving separately?

No, it covers both with one box. "Had or given" is written specifically so that either role, or both, results in a single point.

Should I check item 13 as well?

Many takers do, treating item 13 as contained within item 18. Others check only 18. The checklist does not settle it, so pick one reading and apply it consistently.

Is item 18 counted the same as intercourse?

No. Intercourse has its own item at 22, and the long run from 23 to 46 elaborates on that item rather than on this one. Each is worth one point.

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