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