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, ot down a !T.! If it doesn"t, mar# an !$.! If the statement is sometimes true, sometimes false, lea%e it blan#. &. T I"d rather draw a map than gi%e someone %erbal directions. '. T I can play (or used to play) a musical instrument. *. T I can associate music with my moods. +. T I can add or multiply in my head. ,. F I li#e to wor# with calculators and computers. -. F I pic# up new dance steps fast. .. F It"s easy for me to say what I thin# in an argument or debate. /. F I en oy a good lecture, speech or sermon. 0. F I always #now north from south no matter where I am. &1. T 2ife seems empty without music. &&. F I always understand the directions that come with new gadgets or appliances. &'. F I li#e to wor# puzzles and play games. &*. F 2earning to ride a bi#e (or s#ates) was easy. &+. T I am irritated when I hear an argument or statement that sounds illogical. &,. F 3y sense of balance and coordination is good. &-. F I often see patterns and relationships between numbers faster and easier than others. &.. F I en oy building models (or sculpting). &/. F I"m good at finding the fine points of word meanings. &0. F I can loo# at an ob ect one way and see it sideways or bac#wards ust as easily. '1. T I often connect a piece of music with some e%ent in my life.

'&. T I li#e to wor# with numbers and figures. ''. T 4ust loo#ing at shapes of buildings and structures is pleasurable to me. '*. T I li#e to hum, whistle and sing in the shower or when I"m alone. '+. F I"m good at athletics. ',. T I"d li#e to study the structure and logic of languages. '-. F I"m usually aware of the expression on my face. '.. T I"m sensiti%e to the expressions on other people"s faces. '/. T I stay !in touch! with my moods. I ha%e no trouble identifying them. '0. T I am sensiti%e to the moods of others. *1. F I ha%e a good sense of what others thin# of me. MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE SCORING SHEET 5lace a chec# mar# by each item you mar#ed as !true.! 6dd your totals. 6 total of four in any of the categories 6 through 7 indicates strong ability. In categories $ and 8 a score of one or more means you ha%e abilities as well.
A Linguisti c B LogicalMathemati cal C M usical D Spatia l E BodilyKinesthe tic F Intrapersonal G Interpersonal

7 8 14 18 25

4 5 12 16 21

2 3 10 20 23

1 9 11 19 22

6 13 15 17 24

26 28

27 29 30

The Seven Multiple Intelligences in Children Children who are strongly:

Linguistic

Think

Love reading, writing, telling stories, playing word games, etc.

Need books, tapes, writing tools paper diaries, dialogues, discussion, debate stories

in words

things to explore and think experimenting, about, science materials, by questioning, figuring Logicalmanipulatives, trips to the Mathematical reasoning out puzzles, planetarium and science calculating, etc. museum art, LEG s, video, movies, in images designing, drawing, slides, imagination games, Spatial and visualizing, mazes, puzzles, illustrated pictures doodling, etc. books, trips to art museums role play, drama, movement, through dancing, running, things to build, sports and somatic !umping, building, Bodilyphysical games, tactile Kinesthetic sensation touching, gesturing, experiences, hands"on s etc. learning via singing, whistling, sing"along time, trips to rhythms humming, tapping concerts, music playing at Musical and feet and hands, home and school, musical melodies listening, etc.. instruments by leading, organizing, friends, group games, social bouncing relating, gatherings, community events, nterpersonal ideas off manipulating, clubs, other mediating, partying, mentors#apprenticeships people etc. deeply setting goals, inside meditating, secret places, time alone, self" ntrapersonal themselve dreaming, being paced pro!ects, choices s quiet,