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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Recycling is important to me |
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I like to read |
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Putting things in hierarchies (ranks) makes sense to me |
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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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I am happy spending time alone |
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I set goals for myself and make plans for the future |
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I can tell easily whether someone likes me or dislikes me |
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I am a very tactile person - I like to touch things a lot |
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I often talk to myself – out loud or in my head |
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I enjoy debates and discussions |
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I prefer team sports over individual sports |
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I1m good with my hands - I enjoy and am good at making things |
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Religion is important to me |
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I keep a diary |
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I find it easy to make up stories |
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I enjoy studying biology, botany and/or zoology (study of nature) |
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I enjoy philosophy |
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I am very interested in psychometrics (personality testing) and IQ tests |
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I can predict my feelings and behaviors in certain situations fairly accurately |
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I am good at solving disputes between others |
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When I am concentrating I tend to doodle |
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I am a very social person and like being with other people |
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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 don’t like unresolved issues - I like things to be clear |
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I like to think through a problem carefully, considering all the consequences |
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It is important to see my role in the “big picture” of things |
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I find it easy to remember quotes or phrases |
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Music is very important to me |
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I enjoy individual sports over team sports |
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I am very aware of my moral beliefs |
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I find mental math easy |
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I find it easy to remember telephone numbers |
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People behaving irrationally annoy me |
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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 find it easy to talk to new people |
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I enjoy categorizing things by common traits |
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I find ball games easy and enjoyable |
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Singing makes me feel happy |
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My favorite subject at school is/was math |
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I always know how I am feeling |
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My friends always come to me for emotional support and advice |
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I enjoy logic puzzles such as `sudoku` |
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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 having music on in the background |
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At school I love/loved music lessons |
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I enjoy discussing questions about life |
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I never use instructions when putting things together |
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I can play a musical instrument |
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I like to keep a lot of pictures and photographs |
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My favorite subject at school is/was art |
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I am realistic about my strengths and weaknesses |
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I never get lost when I am on my own in a new place |
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Classification helps me make sense of new data |
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It is important for me to feel connected to people, ideas and beliefs |
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I can read a map easily |
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I find it easiest to solve problems when I am doing something physical |
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I enjoy working in a garden |
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I enjoy a wide variety of musical styles |
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Animals are important in my life |
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I often see clear images when I close my eyes |
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I find graphs and charts easy to understand |
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I work well with money - budgeting and managing it come easy |
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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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I care about how those around me feel |
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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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I love adrenaline sports and scary rides |
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To learn something new, I need to just get on and try it |
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I often have a song or piece of music in my head |
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I like spending a lot of times outdoors (hiking, fishing, camping, etc) |
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I enjoy viewing art work |
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I have always been very coordinated |
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I wonder if there are other forms of intelligent life in the universe |
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I enjoy cross words, word searches or other word puzzles |
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At school one of may favorite subjects is/was English |
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I could manipulate people if I choose to |
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I can always recognize places that I have been before, even when I was very young |
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Relaxation and meditation exercises are rewarding to me |
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I believe preserving our National Parks is important |
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I find it easy to pick up the basics of another language |
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I like to learn more about myself |
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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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Learning new things is easier when I see their real world application |
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I don’t use my fingers when I count |
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I am a convincing liar |
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It upsets me to see someone cry and not be able to help |
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I play a sport or dance |
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