multiple intelligences test

Try out this test with your students and let me know the results you got from testing them.


Select from the five choices that best describes you as follows:
1 – I don’t agree
2 – I hardly agree
3 – neutral
4 – Almost total coincidence
5 – Total coincidence
Take your time before answering. You are not being timed.

1 – Books are important to me……………. 1 2 3 4 5
2 – I can easily compute numbers in my head ………………. 1 2 3 4 5
3 – I often see clear images when I close my eyes ………… 1 2 3 4 5
4 – I engage at least one sport or physical activity regularly.. 1 2 3 4 5
5 – I have a pleasant and singing voice ………………………. 1 2 3 4 5
6 – Friends and relatives usually come to me for advice…… 1 2 3 4 5
7 – I regularly spend time alone meditating about spiritual questions.. 1 2 3 4 5
8 – Words appear in my head before I read, speak or write them down….1 2 3 4 5
9 – It’s difficult for me to sit still long periods of time……….. 1 2 3 4 5
10 – I like to organize things and keep everything neat…….. 1 2 3 4 5
11 – I am able to perceive when a musical tone is out of tune…………….. 1 2 3 4 5
12 – I prefer to play sports in groups like volleyball to individual sports like jogging.1 2 3 4 5
13 – I enjoy nature and being alone …………………………… 1 2 3 4 5
14 – I take delight in recording what I see around me with a camcorder…. 1 2 3 4 5
15 – I like developing hands-on activities such as sewing or model building... 1 2 3 4 5
16 – when I have a problem I seek out another person for help rather than try to work it out by myself ……………………………………………………………… 1 2 3 4 5
17 – I enjoy games like passwords, anagrams ……………… 1 2 3 4 5
18 – I enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles and other visual puzzles………………………1 2 3 4 5
19 – I have at least three close friends………………………… 1 2 3 4 5
20 – I am keen on inventing tongue twisters, nonsense rhymes or puns……….1 2 3 4 5
21 - I have great fun finding patterns and logical sequences of things……..1 2 3 4 5
22 – I like collecting rocks, shells, leaves, insects, stamps, cards………...1 2 3 4 5
23 – I often like to spend my free time outdoors ……………………………...1 2 3 4 5
24 – My life without music is poor ………………………………………………. 1 2 3 4 5
25 – I keep my closets, drawers and work area tidy and neat………………. 1 2 3 4 5
26 – I find it easy to find my way around unfamiliar territory………………….. 1 2 3 4 5
27 – When I talk to someone, I usually use hand gestures and body language. 1 2 3 4 5
28 – I sometimes catch myself whistling or singing a tune ………………….. 1 2 3 4 5
29 – English and history were easier for me than maths or science……….. 1 2 3 4 5
30 – In order to learn I need to touch things…………………………………..… 1 2 3 4 5
31 – I would prefer to spend a weekend in a cabin in the woods rather than at a fancy resort with lots of people around? ……………………………………………………………. 1 2 3 4 5
32 – I have always enjoyed categorizing or classifying objects…………….. 1 2 3 4 5
33 – My best ideas come when I’m doing a physical activity…………………1 2 3 4 5
34 – I have a special hobby that I love practising ……………………………...1 2 3 4 5
35 - I can reproduce the rhythm of a melody with a percussion instrument…1 2 3 4 5