10 Questions: Are You Visual, Auditory or Kinesthetic?
10 Questions: Are You Visual, Auditory or Kinesthetic?
10 Questions: Are You Visual, Auditory or Kinesthetic?
6) You don’t understand what someone is trying to say, how would you express yourself to
them?
a) ”This is hard for me to grasp”.
b) ”This is sounding strange to me, could you speak more slowly and clearly please?”
c) ”I don’t see what you mean … could you show me an example please?”
7) When you’re bored you …
a) Start moving about in an agitated way (e.g. drumming your fingers on the table, tapping your
feet, etc.)
b) Begin to talk to yourself.
c) Look around and try to find something interesting in the environment to distract you.
8) You’re beginning to get nervous about your speech tomorrow. You …
a) Start fidgeting and pacing.
b) Begin rehearsing what you will say, or begin drowning out the silence with your words, or
with music.
c) Stare into space imagining how you will look in your speech.
9) What would you find the most uncomfortable?
a) Your favourite clothes shrinking in the dryer. You have nothing else to wear that day, and you
have to wear bum-tight, restricted clothing for the entire day.
b) The sound of loud, offensive and incessant music played by your neighbours all day long while
your grandma is over.
c) Your mum going out to shop with you in a skin-tight leopard print dress, with six inch heels
and thick make-up.
10) You’re in a threatening situation. Your first reaction is to …
a) Prepare to fight hard.
b) Listen carefully, and prepare to scream or call out for help if necessary.
c) Look around for an escape.
Scores
If you got mostly A, you are mainly Kinesthetic. Kinesthetic people:
Focus on emotions and feelings.
Respond well to physical contact such as hugs.
Enjoy athletic activities over artistic or literary pursuits.
Learn in a “hands-on” way.
Use phrases like: ”I feel“, “I can grasp that”, “I can’t handle it!”
If you got mostly B, you are mainly an Auditory person. Auditory people:
Love listening to music, and learn well this way.
Are usually skilled with spoken languages.
Often speak to themselves.
Have trouble with maths and subjects like writing.
Use phrases like: “That sounds excellent!”, “Yeah – I hear you”, “That rings a bell”.
If you got mostly C, you are mainly a Visual person. Visual people:
Learn by seeing images.
Are usually well-groomed and appearance orientated.
Excel well in detail orientated jobs.
Become bored and easily distracted with their surroundings if someone isn’t speaking “their
language”.
Use phrases like: “I see what you mean”, “That looks horrible!”, “I love watching the birds”.