Attempt to the following tasks;1. Describe the type of intelligence that are most important for you.2. How can visual intelligence be useful for language learning.3. How can kinaesthetic intelligence be useful for language learning?4. How can interpersonal intelligence assist language learning?5. What is the role of rhythmic intelligence in language learning?

1. How do psychologists characterise and define intelligence?2. To what extent is our intelligence the result of heredity (nature) and environment(nurture)? Discuss.3. Explain briefly the multiple intelligences identified by Gardner.4. How does the triarchic theory help us to understand intelligence?5. “Any intellectual activity involves the independent functioning of three neurologicalsystems”. Explain with reference to PASS model.6. Are there cultural differences in the conceptualisation of intelligence?7. What is IQ? How do psychologists classify people on the basis of their IQ scores?8. How can you differentiate between verbal and performance tests of intelligence?9. All persons do not have the same intellectual capacity. How do individuals vary intheir intellectual ability? Explain.10. Which of the two, IQ or EQ, do you think would be more related to success in lifeand why?11. How is ‘aptitude’ different from ‘interest’ and ‘intelligence’? How is aptitude measured?12. How is creativity related to intelligence?© NCERTnot to be republished

Common-sense understandings of intelligence have usually incorporated which of the following ideas?Question 1AnswerA.Musical skill; Problem-solving behaviour; School-readiness and Fine motor co-ordination.B.Language ability, Problem solving; Concrete operations and Abstract thinking.C.Linguistic ability; Numerical ability; Spatial reasoning; Rate and complexity of problem solving behaviour.D.Cognitive development; Moral reasoning; Speed of problem solving and Mental age.E.Logic; Matrix reasoning; Mathematical calculations and Spatial skills.

Q2. Explain some of the activities that can be undertaken to improve language skills of learners.

How are you MOST likely to study if your intelligence is linguistic-oriented? a. By listening to music while you study b. By discussing course material with your classmates c. By acting out a scene based on chapter content d. By rewriting your class notes

Which of the following are elements of crystallized intelligence?i. Ability to detect relations between visual patterns.ii. Historical knowledge.iii. Vocabulary size.iv. Inductive reasoning.v. Ability to hold information in mind and manipulate it.