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: Read each statement carefully. Choose one
of the five buttons 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
1 2 3 4 5
1. I pride myself on having a large
vocabulary.
2. Using numbers and numerical
symbols is easy for me.
3. Music is very important to me in
daily life.
4. I always know where I am in
relation to my home.
5. I consider myself an athlete.
6. I feel like people of all ages like
me.
7. I often look for weaknesses in
myself that I see in others.
8. The world of plants and animals
is important to me.
9. I enjoy learning new words and
do so easily.
10. I often develop equations to
describe relationships and/or to
explain my observations.
11. I have wide and varied musical
interests including both classical
and contemporary.
12. I do not get lost easily and can
orient myself with either maps or
landmarks.
13. I feel really good about being
physically fit.
14. I like to be with all different
types of people.
15. I often think about the
influence I have on others.
16. I enjoy my pets.
17. I love to read and do so daily.
18. I often see mathematical ratios
in the world around me.
19. I have a very good sense of
pitch, tempo, and rhythm.
20. Knowing directions is easy for
me.
21. I have good balance and eye-
hand coordination and enjoy sports
which use a ball.
22. I respond to all people
enthusiastically, free of bias or
prejudice.
23. I believe that I am responsible
for my actions and who I am.
24. I like learning about nature.
25. I enjoy hearing challenging
lectures.
26. Math has always been one of
my favorite classes.
27. My music education began
when I was younger and still
continues today.
28. I have the ability to represent
what I see by drawing or painting.
29. My outstanding coordination
and balance let me excel in high-
speed activities.
30. I enjoy new or unique social
situations.
31. I try not to waste my time on
trivial pursuits.
32. I enjoy caring for my house
plants.
33. I like to keep a daily journal of
my daily experiences.
34. I like to think about numerical
issues and examine statistics.
35. I am good at playing an
instrument and singing.
36. My ability to draw is recognized
and complimented by others.
37. I like being outdoors, enjoy the
change in seasons, and look
forward to different physical
activities each season.
38. I enjoy complimenting others
when they have done well.
39. I often think about the
problems in my community, state,
and/or world and what I can do to
help rectify any of them.
40. I enjoy hunting and fishing.
41. I read and enjoy poetry and
occasionally write my own.
42. I seem to understand things
around me through a mathematical
sense.
43. I can remember the tune of a
song when asked.
44. I can easily duplicate color,
form, shading, and texture in my
work.
45. I like the excitement of
personal and team competition.
46. I am quick to sense in others
dishonesty and desire to control
me.
47. I am always totally honest with
myself.
48. I enjoy hiking in natural places.
49. I talk a lot and enjoy telling
stories.
50. I enjoy doing puzzles.
51. I take pride in my musical
accomplishments.
52. Seeing things in three
dimensions is easy for me, and I
like to make things in three
dimensions.
53. I like to move around a lot.
54. I feel safe when I am with
strangers.
55. I enjoy being alone and
thinking about my life and myself.
56. I look forward to visiting the
zoo.
Your top three intelligences:
Intelligenc Score (5.0 Description
e is highest)
5 Musical: You like the rhythm
and sound of language. You like
poems, songs, and jingles. You
enjoy humming or singing along
with music. You probably
remember things well when
they are associated with music
or rhythm. Try to incorporate
sounds into your lessons, such
as using a familiar tune, song,
or rap beat to teach spelling
rules, or to remember words in
a series for a test. Here are
some other ways to use your
musical intelligence:
Create a poem with an
emphasis on certain
sounds for
pronunciation.
Clap out or walk out the
sounds of syllables.
Read together (choral
reading) to work on
fluency and intonation.
Read a story with great
emotion — sad, then
happy, then angry. Talk
about what changes — is
it only tone?
Work with words that
sound like what they
mean (onomatopoeia).
For example: sizzle,
cuckoo, smash.
Read lyrics to music.
Use music as
background while
reviewing and for
helping to remember
new material.
Use rhymes to
remember spelling rules,
i.e., "I before E except
after C."
4.86 Language: You enjoy enjoy
saying, hearing, and seeing
words. You like telling stories.
You are motivated by books,
records, dramas, opportunities
for writing. Effective techniques
of enhancing your learning
using your language intelligence
include reading aloud,
especially plays and poetry.
Another idea is to write down
reflections on what you've read.
You may also enjoy exploring
and developing your love of
words, i.e., meanings of words,
origin of words and idioms,
names. Use different kinds of
dictionaries. Other ideas:
Keep a journal
Use a tape recorder to
tape stories and write
them down
Read together, i.e.,
choral reading
Read a section, then
explain what you've read
Read a piece with
different emotional tones
or viewpoints — one
angry, one happy, etc.
Trade tall tales, attend
story-telling events and
workshops
Research your name
4.71 Self: You have a very good
sense of self. You like to spend
time by yourself and think
things over. You will often take
in information from another
person, mull it over by yourself,
and come back to that person
later to discuss it. You like
working on projects on your
own. You often prefer to learn
by trial and error. Effective
techniques to enhance your
learning include keeping a
journal and giving yourself time
to reflect on new ideas and
information. More ideas:
Go on "guided imagery"
tours.
Set aside time to reflect
on new ideas and
information.
Encourage journal
writing.
Work on the computer.
Practice breathing for
relaxation.
Use brainstorming
methods before
reading.
Listen to and read "how
to" tapes and books.
Read cookbooks.
The scores for your other five intelligences:
4.71 4.29 4.29 3.71 3.57
Just because these five are not in your top three doesn’t mean you’re not strong in them. If your average
score for any intelligence is above three, you’re probably using that intelligence quite often to help you
learn.
