MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES TEST
Where does your true intelligence lie? This quiz will tell you where you stand and what
to do about it. Read each statement. If it expresses some characteristic of yours and
sounds true for the most part, jot down a "T." If it doesn't, mark an "F." If the statement is
sometimes true, sometimes false, leave it blank.
1. _____ I'd rather draw a map than give someone verbal directions.
2. _____ I can play (or used to play) a musical instrument.
3. _____ I can associate music with my moods.
4. _____ I can add or multiply in my head.
5. _____ I like to work with calculators and computers.
6. _____ I pick up new dance steps fast.
7. _____ It's easy for me to say what I think in an argument or debate.
8. _____ I enjoy a good lecture, speech or sermon.
9. _____ I always know north from south no matter where I am.
10. _____ Life seems empty without music.
11. _____ I always understand the directions that come with new gadgets or appliances.
12. _____ I like to work puzzles and play games.
13. _____ Learning to ride a bike (or skates) was easy.
14. _____ I am irritated when I hear an argument or statement that sounds illogical.
15. _____ My sense of balance and coordination is good.
16. _____ I often see patterns and relationships between numbers faster and easier than others.
17. _____ I enjoy building models (or sculpting).
18. _____ I'm good at finding the fine points of word meanings.
19. _____ I can look at an object one way and see it sideways or backwards just as easily.
20. _____ I often connect a piece of music with some event in my life.
21. _____ I like to work with numbers and figures.
22. _____ Just looking at shapes of buildings and structures is pleasurable to me.
23. _____ I like to hum, whistle and sing in the shower or when I'm alone.
24. _____ I'm good at athletics.
25. _____ I'd like to study the structure and logic of languages.
26. _____ I'm usually aware of the expression on my face.
27. _____ I'm sensitive to the expressions on other people's faces.
28. _____ I stay "in touch" with my moods. I have no trouble identifying them.
29. _____ I am sensitive to the moods of others.
30. _____ I have a good sense of what others think of me.
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE SCORING SHEET
Place a check mark by each item you marked as "true." Add your totals. A total of four
in any of the categories A through E indicates strong ability. In categories F and G a
score of one or more means you have abilities as well.
A B C D E F G
Linguistic Logical- M usical Spatial Bodily- Intra- Inter-
Mathematical Kinesthetic personal personal
7 ___ 4 ___ 2 ___ 1 ___ 6 ___ 26 ___ 27 ___
8 ___ 5 ___ 3 ___ 9 ___ 13 ___ 28 ___ 29 ___
14___ 12 ___ 10 ___ 11___ 15 ___ 30 ___
18 ___ 16 ___ 20 ___ 19___ 17 ___
25 ___ 21 ___ 23 ___ 22___ 24 ___
Totals: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
The Seven Multiple Intelligences in Children
Children who
Think Love Need
are strongly:
reading, writing, telling
books, tapes, writing tools paper
Linguistic in words stories, playing word diaries, dialogues, discussion, debate
games, etc. stories
things to explore and think about,
experimenting,
Logical- science materials, manipulatives, trips
by reasoning questioning, figuring out
Mathematical to the planetarium and science
puzzles, calculating, etc.
museum
art, LEGOs, video, movies, slides,
in images designing, drawing,
Spatial imagination games, mazes, puzzles,
and pictures visualizing, doodling, etc.
illustrated books, trips to art museums
through dancing, running, role play, drama, movement, things to
Bodily-
somatic jumping, building, build, sports and physical games,
Kinesthetic sensations touching, gesturing, etc. tactile experiences, hands-on learning
via rhythms singing, whistling, sing-along time, trips to concerts,
Musical and humming, tapping feet music playing at home and school,
melodies and hands, listening, etc.. musical instruments
by bouncing leading, organizing, friends, group games, social
Interpersonal ideas off relating, manipulating, gatherings, community events, clubs,
other people mediating, partying, etc. mentors/apprenticeships
deeply
setting goals, meditating, secret places, time alone, self-paced
Intrapersonal inside
dreaming, being quiet, projects, choices
themselves
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