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