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