Linguistic Intelligence
| I can hear words in my head before I read, speak or write them down. | |
| I learn more from listening to the radio or a spoken-work cassette than from elevision or films. | |
| I enjoy games like Scrabble. | |
| I enjoy entertaining myself or others with tongue twisters, nonsense rhymes, or puns. | |
| Other people sometimes have to ask me to explain the meaning of the words I use in my writing and speaking. | |
| English, social studies, and history were easier for me in school than maths and science. | |
| My conversation includes frequent references to things that I've read or heard. |
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
| I can double or triple a cooking recipe or carpentry measurement in my head. | |
| I beat my friends in chess, checkers. Go or other strategy games. | |
| I wonder a lot about how certain things work. | |
| I believe that most things have a rational explanation. | |
| I sometimes think in clear, abstract, wordless, imageless concepts. | |
| I like finding logical flaws in things that people say and do at home and work. | |
| I feel more comfortable when something has been measured, categorised, analysed, or quantified in some way. |
Spatial Intelligence
| I often see clear visual images when I close my eyes. | |
| I like recording events with a camera or camcorder. | |
| enjoy solving jigsaw puzzles, mazes, or other visual puzzles. | |
| I have vivid -dreams at night. | |
| I can generally find my way around unfamiliar territory. | |
| Geometry was easier for me than algebra at school. | |
| I can comfortably imagine how something might appear if it were looked down upon from directly above, in a bird's eye view. |
Musical Intelligence
| I can tell when a musical note is off-key. | |
| I frequently listen to musical selections on radio, records, cassettes or compact discs. | |
| l play a musical instrument. | |
| I catch myself sometimes walking down the street with a television jingle or other tune running through my mind. | |
| I know the tunes to many different songs or musical pieces. | |
| If I hear a tune once or twice, I am usually able to sing it back fairly accurately. | |
| I often make tapping sounds or sing little melodies while working, studying or learning something new. |
Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
| I play at least one sport or physical activity regularly. | |
| I find it difficult to sit still for long. | |
| I like working with my hands. | |
| My best ideas often come to me when I'm out for a walk, a jog, or doing some physical activity. | |
| I frequently use hand gestures or other forms of body language when conversing. | |
| I enjoy dare-devil amusement rides, or similar thrilling physical experiences. | |
| I need to practise a new skill by doing it rather than simply reading about it or seeing a video that describes it. |
Interpersonal Intelligence
| I'm considered someone that people come to for advice. | |
| I prefer group sports to solo sports. | |
| When I've got a problem, I'm more likely to seek out another person for help than attempt to work it out on my own. | |
| I prefer social pastimes like bridge to individual recreations such as video games. | |
| I enjoy the challenge of teaching another person, or groups of people, what I know how to do. | |
| I consider myself a leader (or others have called me that). | |
| I feel comfortable in a crowd. |
Intrapersonal Intelligence
| I regularly spend time alone to meditate, or think about important life questions. | |
| I have attended counselling sessions or personal growth seminars to learn more about myself. | |
| I have unique thoughts about things that others don't seem to understand. | |
| I consider myself to be strong-willed or fiercely independent. | |
| I have a special hobby or interest that I keep pretty much to myself. | |
| I have some important goals for my life that I think about on a regular basis. | |
| I keep a personal diary or journal to record the events of my inner life. |
