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