Modality Questionnaire
(Developed by DSU Special Education Students)

       Grade:  
        Town:  
     Gender:   Female Male

How to take the test: This test will help us determine your individual learning style. Please complete the questions with the answer that best applies to you. Be sure to read each question carefully.
 
   1. When describing a book or story I would rather
         a.  give an oral report
         b.  see a picture to describe it
         c.  type on the computer
         d.  act it out with creative movement
   2. I prefer teachers who use
         a.  power points and handouts
         b.  hands on activities
         c.  spoken instructions
         d.  out of seat activities
   3. When you explore a room do you like to
         a.  walk around the room
         btalk about what is going on
         c.  look around to see what is happening
         d.  touch objects in the room
   4. If I had to choose a game to play I would select
         a.  Memory or Solitaire
         b.  Operation or Picture Puzzles
         c.  Telephone or Gossip
         dTwister or Red Rover
   5. When working with addition I would rather
         a.  move around and manipulate items as parts of a problem
         b.  talk myself through a problem
         c.  see the pictures for the problem
         d.  work with blocks
   6. I can follow directions easier when I
         a.  write them down myself
         b.  hear step by step directions
         c.  see step by step directions
         d.  can participate in a demonstration of the directions
   7. When learning about dinosaurs I would rather
         a.  talk about them
         b.  draw a dinosaur
         c.  look at pictures in a book
         dmake a dinosaur out of clay
   8. It is easier for me to understand a book when I
        a.  play a reading game
        b.  look at the pictures
        c.  have it read aloud
        d.  follow along with my finger
   9. When learning how to spell a word I would rather
        a.  see the correct spelling on the board
        b.  lay on the floor and spell it out with my body
        c.  sound it out
        d.  trace the word with my finger
   10. In my spare time I would like to
        a.  go for a bike ride
        b.  listen to music
        cread a book
        d.  play with legos

Last Updated: February 01, 2008