The VARK Questionnaire for Younger People

Choose the answer which best explains your preference and click the box next to it. Please click more than one if a single answer does not match your perception. Leave blank any question that does not apply.

After reading a play, I need to do a project. I would prefer to:

read a speech from the play.

act out a scene from the play.

draw or sketch a scene from the play.

write about the play.

I have finished a competition or test and I would like some feedback. I would like to have feedback:

from somebody who talks it through with me.

using a written description of my results.

using examples from what I have done.

using graphs of my results.

I want to suggest fund-raising options for a sports team. I would:

list details about different options.

compare graphs of different fund-raising options.

focus on fund-raising options that I know will work.

question others who have been involved with fundraising.

When I am learning I:

read books, articles and handouts.

like to talk things through.

use examples and applications.

see patterns in things.

I want to assemble a wooden table that came in parts (kitset). I would learn best from:

written instructions that came with the parts for the table.

advice from someone who has done it before.

watching a video of a person assembling a similar table.

diagrams showing each stage of the assembly.

I need to find the way to a shop that a friend has recommended. I would:

find out where the shop is in relation to somewhere I know.

ask my friend to tell me the directions.

use a map.

write down the street directions I need to remember.

I have a problem with my knee. I would prefer that the doctor:

showed me a diagram of what was wrong.

described what was wrong.

gave me something to read to explain what was wrong.

used a plastic model to show me what was wrong.

I want to learn how to take better photos. I would:

use diagrams showing how different camera settings work.

use examples of good and poor photos showing how to improve them.

use the written instructions about what to do.

ask questions and talk about how to achieve interesting effects.

A website has a video showing how to make a special graph or chart. There is a person speaking, some lists and words describing what to do and some diagrams. I would learn most from:

watching the actions.

seeing the diagrams.

listening.

reading the words.

When choosing my subjects to study, these are important for me:

Using words well in written communications.

Communicating with others through discussion.

Applying my knowledge in real situations.

Working with designs, maps or charts.

I prefer a presenter or a teacher who uses:

demonstrations, models or practical sessions.

diagrams, charts, maps or graphs.

handouts, books, or readings.

question and answer, talk, group discussion, or guest speakers.

When learning from the Internet I like:

videos showing how to do or make things.

interesting written descriptions, lists and explanations.

interesting design and visual features.

audio channels where I can listen to podcasts or interviews.

I want to learn how to play a new board game or card game. I would:

listen to somebody explaining it and ask questions.

read the instructions.

watch others play the game before joining in.

use the diagrams that explain the various stages, moves and strategies in the game.

I want to find out more about a tour that I am going on. I would:

talk with the person who planned the tour or others who are going on the tour.

use a map and see where the places are.

read about the tour on the itinerary.

watch videos to see if there are things I like.

I want to find out about a house or an apartment. Before visiting it, I would want:

a plan showing the rooms and a map of the area.

to view a video of the property.

a discussion with the owner.

a printed description of the rooms and features.

I want to learn to do something new on a computer. I would:

follow the diagrams in a manual or online.

start using it and learn by trial and error.

read the written instructions that came with the program.

talk with people who know about the program.

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