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Seeing, Hearing, and Doing Quiz

This quiz is a good first step in exploring learning styles. It will help you determine whether you tend learning by seeing, hearing or doing.

Contains 24 questions. Approximate completion time: 5 minutes

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I remember better from lectures with explanations and discussions.

I learn information more easily if it is written on the board.

I like to take notes and write down the information I read.

I enjoy the use of posters and models in the classroom.

I need verbal explanation of diagrams and graphs.

I enjoy working with my hands.

I enjoy making graphs and charts.

I am able to tell if sounds match when presented with pairs of sounds.

I remember best by writing things down several times.

I can follow directions on maps.

I do better at academic subjects by listening to lectures and tapes.

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I like to play with coins, keys, pens or other objects when learning.

I learn to spell better by repeating the words out loud than by writing them down.

I understand a news article better when I read a newspaper than when I listen to the radio.

I chew gum or snack when I study.

I feel the best way to remember something is to picture it in my head.

I learn how something works by taking it apart and putting it back together.

I would rather listen to a lecture than read the same material in a text book.

I am good at solving jigsaw puzzles and mazes.

I grip objects in my hands while learning.

I prefer listening to the news on the radio than reading about it in the newspaper.

I prefer to get information by reading about it.

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I enjoy classes with physical activity and movement.

I follow verbal directions better than written ones.

This quiz is from Human Resources Skills Development Canada - WorkSearch

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