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Chapter 2
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1. Preparing to Listen 5. According to the theory, an intelligence is the

You are going to listen to a university ability to find or create .
lecture about the theory of Multiple a. skills
Intelligences. Before you listen, think about b. solutions
c. problems
the following questions.
6. What is one major criticism of the theory?
Do you think it is possible to measure intelligence?
a. It is impossible to be certain how many
Do you think musicians, artists, and athletes are as intelligences exist.
intelligent as scientists, professors, and lawyers? b. There is a clear end-state for each intelligence.
c. The theory cannot be used in the classroom.

2. Listening for Main Ideas 7. Why does the professor say that Multiple
Read question 1. Listen to the lecture and Intelligences is a “positive theory”?
answer the question. a. We are born with different levels in each
intelligence.
1. Number the following topics in the order they are b. We can improve any weak intelligence.
discussed in the lecture. c. IQ tests do not measure all types of
 problems with the theory of Multiple intelligence.
Intelligences
  history of the IQ test 8. What does the professor recommend that teachers
  list of the Multiple Intelligences do in class?
 how to use the theory of Multiple a. Give students an IQ test.
Intelligences in the classroom b. Teach students about Howard Gardner and
  definition of an intelligence the theory of Multiple Intelligences.
c. Find out students’ strong and weak
intelligences.
3. Listening for More Detail
9. Why might a teacher use music in a language
Read questions 2–10. Then listen to the
class?
lecture again and choose the correct answer
a. to keep students from getting bored
for each question. b. to improve the students’ IQ
2. Who are the students in the class? c. to help students with strong musical
a. elementary school teachers intelligence
b. education majors 10. How can the theory of Multiple Intelligences
c. psychologists improve the atmosphere in a classroom?
3. Who created the theory of Multiple Intelligences? a. by making all the students smarter
a. Alfred Binnet b. by teaching students to respect each other
b. Howard Gardener c. by making lessons more fun
c. the professor

4. How many intelligences are there in the current

theory?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9

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