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