Multiple Intelligences
Assesment : How Are You Smart?
"Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid."
Albert Einstein
Actually, no one uses just one type of intelligence; we all use several in our daily lives. Some are stronger than others for each person. Thus it's helpful to determine your learner's top intelligences and tailor your methods to best meet your learner's particular combination of strengths.
This form can help you determine which intelligences are strongest for you. If you're a teacher or tutor, you can also use it to find out which intelligences your learner uses most often. Many thanks to Dr. Terry Armstrong for graciously allowing us to use his questionnaire.
Instructions: There are 90 statements below. Read each statement carefully. Choose one of the five options for each statement indicating how well that statement describes you.
1 = Statement does not describe you at all
2 = Statement describes you very little
3 = Statement describes you somewhat
4 = Statement describes you pretty well
5 = Statement describes you exactly
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I am a very tactile person - I like to touch things a lot |
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I never use instructions when putting things together |
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I find it easy to remember quotes or phrases |
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I enjoy working in a garden |
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I1m good with my hands - I enjoy and am good at making things |
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I can easily imagine how an object would look from another perspective |
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I can tell easily whether someone likes me or dislikes me |
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Ecological issues (biological organisms and their environements) are important to me |
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When I am concentrating I tend to doodle |
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I find that the music that appeals to me is often based on how I feel emotionally |
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At school one of may favorite subjects is/was English |
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I find it easiest to solve problems when I am doing something physical |
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I could manipulate people if I choose to |
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I enjoy debates and discussions |
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I find it easy to talk to new people |
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I like to learn more about myself |
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I never get lost when I am on my own in a new place |
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I play a sport or dance |
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I keep a diary |
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Classification helps me make sense of new data |
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I enjoy individual sports over team sports |
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I like to keep a lot of pictures and photographs |
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When talking to someone, I tend to listen to the words they use not just what they mean |
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I can predict my feelings and behaviors in certain situations fairly accurately |
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Recycling is important to me |
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I don’t like unresolved issues - I like things to be clear |
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It is important for me to feel connected to people, ideas and beliefs |
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I find it easy to make up stories |
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I like having music on in the background |
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I enjoy logic puzzles such as `sudoku` |
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I always know how I am feeling |
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At school I love/loved music lessons |
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I am a very social person and like being with other people |
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I often have a song or piece of music in my head |
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I love adrenaline sports and scary rides |
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Relaxation and meditation exercises are rewarding to me |
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I find mental math easy |
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I often see clear images when I close my eyes |
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I find it easy to remember telephone numbers |
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I find graphs and charts easy to understand |
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Religion is important to me |
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Putting things in hierarchies (ranks) makes sense to me |
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I often talk to myself – out loud or in my head |
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My favorite subject at school is/was math |
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I can throw things well - darts, skimming pebbles, frisbees, etc |
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I am a convincing liar |
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I enjoy cross words, word searches or other word puzzles |
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I like traveling to visit inspiring places |
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I can identify most sounds without seeing what causes them |
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I don’t use my fingers when I count |
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I care about how those around me feel |
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My friends always come to me for emotional support and advice |
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I find ball games easy and enjoyable |
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I find it easy to pick up the basics of another language |
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I have always dreamed of being a musician or singer |
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I am happy spending time alone |
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I have always been very coordinated |
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I can play a musical instrument |
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If I am learning how to do something, I like to see drawings and diagrams of how it works |
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I like to read |
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I am good at solving disputes between others |
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To learn something new, I need to just get on and try it |
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Learning new things is easier when I see their real world application |
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I believe preserving our National Parks is important |
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I prefer team sports over individual sports |
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I like spending a lot of times outdoors (hiking, fishing, camping, etc) |
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Animals are important in my life |
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I wonder if there are other forms of intelligent life in the universe |
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I enjoy categorizing things by common traits |
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I enjoy studying biology, botany and/or zoology (study of nature) |
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I am very aware of my moral beliefs |
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I enjoy discussing questions about life |
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People behaving irrationally annoy me |
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I am realistic about my strengths and weaknesses |
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Music is very important to me |
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I enjoy philosophy |
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I can read a map easily |
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It is important to see my role in the “big picture” of things |
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I like to be systematic and thorough |
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My favorite subject at school is/was art |
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It upsets me to see someone cry and not be able to help |
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I like to think through a problem carefully, considering all the consequences |
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I set goals for myself and make plans for the future |
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I can always recognize places that I have been before, even when I was very young |
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I work well with money - budgeting and managing it come easy |
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I enjoy viewing art work |
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I am very aware of other people’s body language |
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Singing makes me feel happy |
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I enjoy a wide variety of musical styles |
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I am very interested in psychometrics (personality testing) and IQ tests |
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