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