VAK Dominance Test

Do this test quickly, choosing the first answer that comes to mind, or the one that occurs most often.

1. When relaxing I prefer to 11. In class I prefer

(a) read or watch television (a) lectures and discussions
(b) listen to the radio or music (b) experiments and activities
(c) play sport (c) diagrams and pictures

2. When trying to remember people I tend to 12. The video I would choose is
(a) remember names but not faces (a) action, adventure
(b) remember what I did with them (b) drama
(c) remember faces but forget names (c) music

3. When I am concentrating I get most distracted by 13. I know what mood someone is in
(a) people or things moving around (a) by looking at their face
(b) untidiness (b) by listening to their voice
(c) noise (c) by noticing their gestures

4. I learned most about traffic rules from 14. I prefer the humour of
(a) the road code book (a) comedians who talk
(b) what the driving instructor said (b) slapstick action
(c) the driving experience (c) comics and cartoons

5. I solve problems most easily by 15. At a party I spend most time

(a) talking through possible solutions (a) circulating round or dancing
(b) hands on experiences (b) watching what is happening
(c) writing or drawing out possible solutions (c) talking and listening to others

6. If I had to wait for an hour for a bus I would 16. I prefer something explained by
(a) fidget, walk around (a) diagrams, pictures, maps, graphs
(b) watch people for the scenery (b) talk, lecture
(c) talk to myself or talk to others (c) demonstration

7. To show sympathy I would most likely 17. In class I like it best when we are
(a) write a card to the person (a) listening to the teacher talking
(b) telephone the person (b) moving around, doing things
(c) visit the person (c) writing or doing worksheets

8. I try to spell a new or difficult word by 18. I learn in sport when the coach
(a) sounding it out (a) demonstrates the skill
(b) writing it to see how it feels (b) explains using the whiteboard
(c) writing it to see how it looks (c) talks about the skill

9. Of the arts I prefer to go to 19. In the evening, on a trip, I would

(a) theatre – plays, opera and dance (a) play cards
(b) art exhibitions (b) tell jokes and listen to them
(c) music concerts (c) play with a ball (ie. football)

10. When I get very angry I tend to 20. I would prefer my partner to like
(a) go quiet and fume silently (a) the same music as me
(b) shout and yell (b) the same sports or activities
(c) storm off, bang things (c) the same movies or TV
 VAK Dominance Test: Answers
Find the answer on this page that you ticked on the previous page and circle it again. This time you
will start to see a pattern of answers forming in one column. Add up the total number of responses in
each column and write the total in the box down the bottom.

V A K
1a 1b 1c
2c 2a 2b
3b 3c 3a
4a 4b 4c
5c 5a 5b
6b 6c 6a
7a 7b 7c
8c 8a 8b
9b 9c 9a
10a 10b 10c
11c 11a 11b
12b 12c 12a
13a 13b 13c
14c 14a 14b
15b 15c 15a
16a 16b 16c
17c 17a 17b
18b 18c 18a
19a 19b 19c
20c 20a 20b
Total Total Total

V = Visual * These people like to see things

A = Auditory * These people like to hear things
K = Kinaesthetic * These people like to feel things