A MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE INVENTORY

Read each statement. Write 0 if you disagree. Write 2 if you agree. Write 1 if you are somewhere in between. Total the number of points you have in each area. Compare your scores. Which score is the strongest intelligence? Which is the weakest intelligence?

Verbal-Linguist Visual-Spatial
  • I love to read and talk about books.
  • I can write well.
  • I love word games and tongue-twisters.
  • I often notice advertisements in magazines, TV, and on billboards.
  • I love poetry or making up rhymes.
  • I have a good vocabulary.
  • I love to tell jokes.
  • I like to talk with friends.
  • I enjoy public-speaking or storytelling.
  • I love looking at pictures and drawings.
  • I can imagine pictures in my head with ease.
  • I can read maps and diagrams easily.
  • I doodle or draw often.
  • I like to make pictures or drawings to explain myself.
  • I love doing jigsaw puzzles and mazes.
  • I have vivid dreams at night and daydream often.
  • To remember something, I draw a diagram.
  • I love photography and taking pictures.
TOTAL TOTAL
Musical-Rhythmic Bodily-Kinesthetic
  • I enjoy listening to all types of music.
  • I often have a tune in my head.
  • I like to hum or sing.
  • I can sing back a song that I have heard once or twice.
  • I can play a musical instrument.
  • I can tell when a musical sound is off-key.
  • I often tap or sing to myself while working.
  • I enjoy making up jingles/tunes.
  • I usually know the type of instrument that is being played in the background.
  • I need to practise a new skill to learn it.
  • I play a sport or do some physical activity at least once a week.
  • I find it hard to sit still for a long time.
  • I am good at working with my hands.
  • I “talk” with my hands and body.
  • I know what is the best food or exercise for my body.
  • I need to touch things to learn about them.
  • I would rather walk than take a bus.
  • I make up my own physical exercises or dance moves.
TOTAL TOTAL
Naturalist Interpersonal
  • I love to garden.
  • I have or would like a pet(s).
  • I am aware of slight changes in environment.
  • I am sensitive to sounds and smells in my environment.
  • I have a collection (e.g., stamps, hockey cards, figurines).
  • I am concerned about the ecosystem/environment.
  • I like to spend a lot of time outdoors.
  • I enjoy listening to the sounds of nature.
  • I know the names of different birds, insects, or plants.
  • I love to work in groups.
  • My friends often come to me for advice.
  • When I have a problem, I talk to my friends.
  • I usually host parties or get-togethers.
  • I enjoy belonging to clubs or committees.
  • I am often the leader in a group.
  • I enjoy the challenge of teaching something to someone.
  • I have at least three close friends.
  • I love attending social functions.
TOTAL TOTAL
Logical-Mathematical Intrapersonal
  • I like to play number games.
  • I like to make lists.
  • I like my environment to be organized and tidy.
  • I love to figure out how things work.
  • I love strategy games like chess and checkers.
  • I love(d) math class.
  • I love to create science experiments and set up situations even at home (e.g., what will happen if I change something in this recipe?).
  • I love logic problems.
  • I enjoy measuring things for sewing patterns or construction.
  • I like to spend time alone reflecting or thinking about life.
  • I like to work alone.
  • I can tell you what I am good at and not good at.
  • I set goals for myself.
  • I am independent.
  • I have a hobby that I like to do on my own.
  • I enjoy quiet time alone.
  • I learn from my mistakes.
  • I work out problems for myself.
TOTAL TOTAL

Adapted from: Christison, M. (2005). Multiple Intelligences and Language Learning.