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