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