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