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