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