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 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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I keep a diary |
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Recycling is important to me |
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I can read a map easily |
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I like to read |
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People behaving irrationally annoy me |
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Singing makes me feel happy |
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I always know how I am feeling |
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I find mental math easy |
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To learn something new, I need to just get on and try it |
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I like having music on in the background |
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I like to think through a problem carefully, considering all the consequences |
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I enjoy individual sports over team sports |
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I enjoy studying biology, botany and/or zoology (study of nature) |
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I find it easy to talk to new people |
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I find ball games easy and enjoyable |
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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 am happy spending time alone |
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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 can predict my feelings and behaviors in certain situations fairly accurately |
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I believe preserving our National Parks is important |
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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 enjoy debates and discussions |
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I have always been very coordinated |
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My favorite subject at school is/was art |
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I find it easy to remember quotes or phrases |
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I like traveling to visit inspiring places |
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I care about how those around me feel |
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At school one of may favorite subjects is/was English |
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I play a sport or dance |
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I am good at solving disputes between others |
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Religion is important to me |
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I can throw things well - darts, skimming pebbles, frisbees, etc |
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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 find graphs and charts easy to understand |
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I find it easy to pick up the basics of another language |
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Ecological issues (biological organisms and their environements) are important to me |
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My friends always come to me for emotional support and advice |
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I can easily imagine how an object would look from another perspective |
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At school I love/loved music lessons |
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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 be systematic and thorough |
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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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I enjoy discussing questions about life |
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Music is very important to me |
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I can tell easily whether someone likes me or dislikes me |
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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 have always dreamed of being a musician or singer |
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I find it easiest to solve problems when I am doing something physical |
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I enjoy viewing art work |
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I prefer team sports over individual sports |
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I like spending a lot of times outdoors (hiking, fishing, camping, etc) |
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I like to keep a lot of pictures and photographs |
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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 learn more about myself |
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Putting things in hierarchies (ranks) makes sense to me |
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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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I enjoy a wide variety of musical styles |
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I enjoy philosophy |
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Animals are important in my life |
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I don’t use my fingers when I count |
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I set goals for myself and make plans for the future |
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I enjoy categorizing things by common traits |
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I love adrenaline sports and scary rides |
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I can play a musical instrument |
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I1m good with my hands - I enjoy and am good at making things |
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I often have a song or piece of music in my head |
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I am very aware of my moral beliefs |
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My favorite subject at school is/was math |
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I work well with money - budgeting and managing it come easy |
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I could manipulate people if I choose to |
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I enjoy logic puzzles such as `sudoku` |
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I am very aware of other people’s body language |
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I enjoy cross words, word searches or other word puzzles |
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I don’t like unresolved issues - I like things to be clear |
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I am a convincing liar |
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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 find it easy to remember telephone numbers |
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I can identify most sounds without seeing what causes them |
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It upsets me to see someone cry and not be able to help |
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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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