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