This questionnaire aims to find out something about your preferences for the way you work with information. You will have a preferred learning style and one part of that learning style is your preference for the intake and output of ideas and information.

Choose the answer which best explains your preference and Click a radio button.
When you have completed the questionnaire, you will see your learning styly for each of the categories, Visual, Aural and Read/Write.
(retrieved from VARK web site http://www.vark-learn.com/english/index.asp)

1. You are about to give directions to a person who is standing with you. She is staying in a hotel in town and wants to visit your house later. She has a rental car. I would:

  draw a map on paper
  tell her the directions
  write down the directions (without a map)
2. You are not sure whether a word should be spelled 'dependent' or 'dependant'. I would:
  look it up in the dictionary
  see the word in my mind and choose by the way it looks
  sound it out in my mind
3. You have just received a copy of your itinerary for a world trip. This is of interest to a friend. I would:
 

phone her immediately and tell her about it

  send her a copy of the printed itinerary
  show her on a map of the world
4. You are going to cook something as a special treat for your family. I would:
  thumb through the cookbook looking for ideas from the pictures
  refer to a specific cookbook where there is a good recipe
5. A group of tourists has been assigned to you to find out about wildlife reserves or parks. I would:
  show them slides and photographs
  give them pamphlets or a book on wildlife reserves or parks
  give them a talk on wildlife reserves or parks
6. You are about to purchase a new stereo. Other than price, what would most influence your decision?
  the salesperson telling you what you want to know
  reading the details about it
  it looks really smart and fashionable

7. Recall a time in your life when you learned how to do something like playing a new board game. Try to avoid choosing a very physical skill, e.g. riding a bike. I learnt best by:

  visual clues - pictures, diagrams, charts
  written instructions
  listening to somebody explaining it
8. You have an eye problem. I would prefer the doctor to:
  tell me what is wrong
  show me a diagram of what is wrong
9. You are about to learn to use a new program on a computer. I would:
  read the manual which comes with the program
  telephone a friend and ask questions about it
10. You are staying in a hotel and have a rental car. You would like to visit friends whose address/location you do not know. I would like them to:
  draw me a map on paper
  tell me the directions
  write down the directions (with a map)
11. Apart from the price, what would most influence your decision to buy a particular textbook?
  a friend talking about it
  quickly reading parts of it
  the way it looks is appealing
12. A new movie has arrived in town. What would most influence your decision to go (or not go)?
  I heard a radio review about it
  I read a review about it
  I saw a preview of it
13. Do you prefer a lecturer or teacher who likes to use?
  a textbook, handouts, readings
  flow diagrams, charts, graphs
  discussion, guest speakers