Look at the construction, not the font mood
The easiest way to recognize a single-storey a is to think of a small oval next to a short vertical stroke. The oval may lean, the stem may curve, and the letter may join its neighbors. Those changes do not necessarily turn it into a double-storey form.
In a double-storey a, look for an upper arch or hood, with a separate bowl below it. The letter has a more layered construction. A heavily stylized font can make either form decorative, so “fancy” versus “simple” is not a reliable definition. Count the structural parts instead.
Printed letters and written letters need not match
You may read one version on this page and write another in your notebook without noticing the difference. Recognizing a letter in context is a different task from consciously describing the strokes you use to make it. That makes this a useful small observation exercise.
For our test, choose your handwritten a, not the form used by your favorite typeface. If you usually join letters, look at the bowl and stem inside the joining strokes. Our cursive example is still built around a single-storey a; it simply includes a way into and out of the shape.
Our playful interpretation of the two forms
The single-storey sample adds a relatively simple construction to the result. The double-storey sample contributes more structural detail. The cursive sample contributes flowing connections. These are editorial descriptions of what the samples look like.
There is no intelligence ranking here. A more complicated letter does not mean a more complicated mind, and a simpler letter is not less creative. The quiz uses the combination of your answers to create a fictional personality, with the individual choices still available to inspect.
Try a shape without changing your whole handwriting
Write a short word with several a letters, then replace only one. This reveals where the substitute needs more or less room. You may notice a different entry stroke, or a moment when the pen wants to keep moving but the new shape asks it to turn.
There is no need to adopt a form because it looks more grown-up, academic, or artistic. If you want to experiment, prioritize comfort and legibility in your own writing context. A deliberate change can be a style exercise without becoming a statement about who you are.
Try it on paper.
Write “a small banana” naturally. Then write it once using the other a construction. Compare the enclosed spaces and the paths between letters, rather than judging which line looks prettier.
Single-storey and double-storey describe letter anatomy. They do not separate people into personality categories.