Questionnaire for testing multiple intelligences

after Lucia Gliga (coord.), 2001

Select YES for each statement that is correct for you:

1. YESNO I hear the words in my mind before reading, uttering or writing them
2. YESNO People come to me to ask for advice, both at work and at home
3. YESNO I regularly spend my time thinking, meditating, pondering on the important issues of life
4. YESNO I like to be surrounded by plants
5. YESNO When I have a problem, I’d rather look for someone’s help than try to solve it myself
6. YESNO I prefer books / magazines with many pictures
7. YESNO I have got a pleasant voice
8. YESNO I prefer team sports to individual ones
9. YESNO I need to practise in order to acquire a habit; reading or watching a demonstration is not enough for me
10. YESNO I can always hear an off-key note
11. YESNO I feel better when things are measured, classified, analyzed, quantified (2)
12. YESNO I often play with animals
13. YESNO I think I have got good motor coordination
14. YESNO I often tap to the rhythm or hum when I work or study something new
15. YESNO Books are very important to me
16. YESNO I took part in courses and workshops on personal development in order to learn more about myself (7)
17. YESNO When I close my eyes, I often see clear images
18. YESNO I have got at least three close friends
19. YESNO I remember better from listening to the radio or to an audio CD, than from the TV or the movies
20. YESNO  I like to find out errors of judgement in what the others say or do (2)
21. YESNO I keep a diary in which I note down the events in my inner life (7)
22. YESNO I like games such as Scrabble, anagrams, etc
23. YESNO I know a lot of melodies
24. YESNO I own a business or, at least, I have thought of setting up my own business (7)
25. YESNO I prefer spending my evenings with friends to staying alone at home
26. YESNO I can easily imagine what something would look like as seen from above
27. YESNO If I hear a melody once or twice, I can accurately reproduce it
28. YESNO I do experiments with plants and animals
29. YESNO I regularly do sports/physical activities
30. YESNO I like to entertain myself and the others with rhymes or puns with words
31. YESNO I consider myself a leader (or the others have told me I am one)
32. YESNO I am sensitive to colours
33. YESNO I find it difficult to sit still for a long time
34. YESNO I can easily do mental calculations (2)
35. YESNO While working, I like to categorize things according to their importance )8)
36. YESNO I see myself as being strong-willed and independent (7)
37. YESNO Maths and science were my favourite subjects while in school (2)
38. YESNO I can keep the beat with a simple percussion instrument, while a song is being sung/played
39. YESNO I frequently use a camera or video recorder to record what I see around
40. YESNO People sometimes ask me to explain the meaning of my words when I speak or write
41. YESNO I like to wear clothing made from natural materials
42. YESNO I am realistic about my strong and weak points (due to the feedback received from various sources) (7)
43. YESNO Most of my ideas came to my mind when I walk, jog or perform a physical activity
44. YESNO I like playing games as puzzles, mazes and other visual games
45. YESNO I prefer playing Monopoly or Bridge to playing video games, Patience or other solitary games
46. YESNO I frequently listen to music on the radio, recorders, etc.
47. YESNO I dream a lot at night
48. YESNO As a student, I used to learn more easily at English, social sciences and history than at maths and science
49. YESNO I prefer spending a weekend alone, at a cabin in the woods, to being in a modern resort, with lots of people around (7)
50. YESNO I like to sew, weave, carve, do carpentry or other manual activities
51. YESNO Sometimes I find myself humming while walking in the street
52. YESNO I can easily find my way in unknown surroundings
53. YESNO When driving on the highway I pay more attention to the signs than to the scenery
54. YESNO I feel fine in the midst of the woods
55. YESNO I like to play games which require logical thinking (2)
56. YESNO I like to teach others (individuals or groups) what I know to do
57. YESNO I feel I need to touch the objects in order to learn more about them
58. YESNO I like drawing or scribbling
59. YESNO I like to get involved in activities connected to my work, the church or community, which require the presence of a great number of people
60. YESNO I like to do simple experiments (e.g. “What if I doubled the amount of water which I pour at the root of my rose-tree every week?”) (2)
61. YESNO I can respond with arguments when being challenged (7)
62. YESNO I play a musical instrument
63. YESNO In school, geometry seemed easier to me than algebra
64. YESNO My mind searches for structures, regularities, logical sequences in the world around (2)
65. YESNO I have recently written something that made me feel proud or was appreciated by the others
66. YESNO My ideal weekend means an outing in the midst of nature
67. YESNO I feel fine in the midst of the people
68. YESNO I believe that almost everything must have a rational explanation (2)
69. YESNO I have got a hobby which I would not disclose to others (7)
70. YESNO I prefer spending my spare time in the midst of nature
71. YESNO I am interested in the scientific breakthroughs (2)
72. YESNO I am a very good cook
73. YESNO I frequently use gestures and other forms of body language when talking to others
74. YESNO My life would be poorer if it were not for the music
75. YESNO I sometimes think with clear, abstract concepts, which I do not formulate in words or images (2)
76. YESNO My conversation often resorts to things that I have heard or read
77. YESNO I have got several important goals in life, which I often think about (7)
78. YESNO In my room I need to have a flower of some kind
79. YESNO I like riding in a roller coaster or having other physical experiences of the kind
80. YESNO I have got many friends