The VARK QUESTIONNAIRE

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.

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:
a. draw a map on paper
b. tell her the directions

2. You are not sure whether a word should be spelled 'dependent' or 'dependant'. I would:
c. 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:
c. show her on a map of the world.
d. share what I plan to do at each place I visit.

4. You are going to cook something as a special treat for your family. I would:
a. cook something familiar without the need for instructions.

5. A group of tourists has been assigned to you to find out about wildlife reserves or parks. I would:
b. show them slides and photographs
d. 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?
b. reading the details about it.
d. 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:
d. doing it or trying it.

8. You have an eye problem. I would prefer the doctor to:
a. tell me what is wrong.

9. You are about to learn to use a new program on a computer. I would:
a. sit down at the keyboard and begin to experiment with the program's features.
b. read the manual which comes with the program.

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:
b. tell me the directions.

11. Apart from the price, what would most influence your decision to buy a particular textbook:?:
b. a friend talking about it.

12. A new movie has arrived in town. What would most influence your decision to go (or not go)?
c. I saw a preview of it.

13. Do you prefer a lecturer or teacher who likes to use:?
b. flow diagrams, charts, graphs.
c. field trips, labs, practical sessions.
My learning group: Visual (V) and Aural Study Strategies (A)