Are you gifted? - Portrait Magazine

Are you gifted?
Written by: Kat

The following list of characteristics are traits that have been observed by experts in gifted children. How many apply to you?

  • Reasons well
  • Learns rapidly
  • Is a keen observer
  • Early or avid reader
  • Has a vivid imagination
  • Is highly creative
  • Has facility with numbers
  • Good at jigsaw puzzles
  • Shows compassion
  • Perfectionist
  • Intense
  • Morally sensitive
  • Has strong curiosity
  • Tends to question authority
  • Has high degree of energy
  • Has an excellent memory
  • Has a wide range of interests
  • Has a great sense of humour
  • Perseverent in their interests

  • Has an extensive vocabulary
  • Sensitive (Feelings hurt easily)
  • Prefers older companions or adults
  • Concerned with justice, fairness
  • Is bored with memorisation and reciation
  • Applies knowledge and information, doesn't just memorize
  • Has a particular ability with art, music or drama
  • Judgement mature for ages at times
  • Tends to dominate peers or situations
  • Tolerates ambiguity and uncertainty
  • Has long attention span (if interested)
  • Quickly sees relationships between ideas
  • Is resourceful - solving problems by ingenious methods