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 find that the music that appeals to me is often based on how I feel emotionally |
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I find ball games easy and enjoyable |
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I set goals for myself and make plans for the future |
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I can identify most sounds without seeing what causes them |
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My favorite subject at school is/was art |
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I enjoy working in a garden |
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I always know how I am feeling |
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Classification helps me make sense of new data |
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I prefer team sports over individual sports |
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I enjoy debates and discussions |
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I work well with money - budgeting and managing it come easy |
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I play a sport or dance |
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Putting things in hierarchies (ranks) makes sense to me |
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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 having music on in the background |
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I find it easy to remember telephone numbers |
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I have always been very coordinated |
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I often have a song or piece of music in my head |
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I like to learn more about myself |
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I don’t like unresolved issues - I like things to be clear |
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I can play a musical instrument |
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I love adrenaline sports and scary rides |
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I am happy spending time alone |
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I like spending a lot of times outdoors (hiking, fishing, camping, etc) |
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I am very interested in psychometrics (personality testing) and IQ tests |
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I am a very social person and like being with other people |
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I find it easy to pick up the basics of another language |
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I never use instructions when putting things together |
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I believe preserving our National Parks is important |
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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 find it easy to remember quotes or phrases |
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I am a convincing liar |
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I am realistic about my strengths and weaknesses |
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My favorite subject at school is/was math |
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I find graphs and charts easy to understand |
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I am a very tactile person - I like to touch things a lot |
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I am very aware of my moral beliefs |
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I care about how those around me feel |
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Animals are important in my life |
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I like traveling to visit inspiring places |
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Relaxation and meditation exercises are rewarding to me |
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I like to be systematic and thorough |
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People behaving irrationally annoy me |
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I don’t use my fingers when I count |
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I enjoy philosophy |
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I find it easy to make up stories |
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I never get lost when I am on my own in a new place |
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My friends always come to me for emotional support and advice |
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I could manipulate people if I choose to |
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I wonder if there are other forms of intelligent life in the universe |
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I keep a diary |
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I enjoy categorizing things by common traits |
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I enjoy discussing questions about life |
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I enjoy a wide variety of musical styles |
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It upsets me to see someone cry and not be able to help |
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Learning new things is easier when I see their real world application |
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At school one of may favorite subjects is/was English |
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I often talk to myself – out loud or in my head |
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I like to think through a problem carefully, considering all the consequences |
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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 enjoy studying biology, botany and/or zoology (study of nature) |
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I like to keep a lot of pictures and photographs |
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I1m good with my hands - I enjoy and am good at making things |
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I enjoy viewing art work |
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I can predict my feelings and behaviors in certain situations fairly accurately |
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I find it easy to talk to new people |
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To learn something new, I need to just get on and try it |
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Ecological issues (biological organisms and their environements) are important to me |
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I can easily imagine how an object would look from another perspective |
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When I am concentrating I tend to doodle |
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Recycling is important to me |
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I can tell easily whether someone likes me or dislikes me |
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I often see clear images when I close my eyes |
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I enjoy individual sports over team sports |
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At school I love/loved music lessons |
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I am good at solving disputes between others |
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Music is very important to me |
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It is important to see my role in the “big picture” of things |
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I find mental math easy |
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I am very aware of other people’s body language |
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I enjoy cross words, word searches or other word puzzles |
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I find it easiest to solve problems when I am doing something physical |
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I have always dreamed of being a musician or singer |
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I can throw things well - darts, skimming pebbles, frisbees, etc |
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Religion is important to me |
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Singing makes me feel happy |
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I can read a map easily |
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I like to read |
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It is important for me to feel connected to people, ideas and beliefs |
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I enjoy logic puzzles such as `sudoku` |
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