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Intelligence type
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Do you: |
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Verbal/linguistic (word smart) |
" Enjoy listening to other people talking? " Get annoyed with people who use improper English? (for example, He don't know the answer.) " Like to learn new words? " Give good directions to others so that they understand the first time? " Like to tell stories? " Enjoy reading books? " Have a good memory for names, dates, and trivia? |
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Logical/Mathematical (number smart) |
" Like to work with computers and calculators? " Enjoy math class? Easily add numbers in her head? " Enjoy doing science experiments? " Ask a lot of questions about how things work? " Enjoy chess, checkers, or other strategy games? " Enjoy logic puzzles or brainteasers? |
| Visual/spatial (picture smart) |
" Prefer to draw pictures rather than tell stories? " Find her way around a new place easily? " Like to take things apart and then try to figure out how to put them back together? " Read maps, charts, or diagrams more easily than text? " Daydream more than your peers? " Build interesting three-dimensional constructions (like LEGO buildings)? " Doodle a lot on notebooks? |
| Body/Kinaesthetic (body smart) |
" Find activities like riding a bicycle, skating, or
walking on a balance beam easy? " Use a lot of hand gestures and body movement when talking to friends? " Run, swim, and exercise without getting tired? " Learn to play new sports easily and quickly? " Like to touch something she has just seen? " Report different physical sensations while thinking or working? " Cleverly mimic other people's gestures or mannerisms? " Move, tap, or fidget while seated for a long time in one spot? |
| Musical/Rhythmic (Music smart) |
" Enjoy playing a musical instrument? " Listen to music a lot? " Hum or sing a lot? " Cheer yourself up with songs when she is sad? " Tell you when music sounds off-key? " Have a good singing voice? Remember the melodies of songs? |
| Interpersonal (People smart) |
" Like to work and play with other kids? " Understand how friends are feeling by looking at their faces? " Have two or more close friends? " Give advice to friends who have problems? " Have a good sense of empathy or concern for others? " Seem to be street-smart? " Seem to be a natural leader on teams? |
| Intrapersonal (Self smart) |
" Often need a quiet place to work or just be alone?
" Like to make collections of things that have special meaning to you? " Remember your dreams? " Display a sense of independence or strong will? " Have a realistic sense of her strengths and weaknesses? " Have an interest or hobby that you don't talk much about? " Accurately express how you are feeling? |
| Naturalistic (Seeing connections) |
" Like to closely examine what you find in nature? " Keep detailed records of her observations of nature? " Like to watch natural phenomena like the moon and the tides and hear explanations about them? " Become fascinated with one particular thing from nature and want to learn about it thoroughly? " Want to become a geologist, biologist, or some other type of scientist? |