Intuition Quiz: How Intuitive Are You? (Updated Quiz & Tips)

Before you learned to speak, intuition was your first ever language.

Intuition is your inner knowing, your ability to sense what’s true for you before your mind fully understands it. Like animals use instincts to navigate the world, humans are born with intuitive skills – but many of us have gradually ignored or doubted them as we grow up.

Now is a perfect time to reconnect with your intuition, strengthen it, and use it to make clearer choices in your daily life.

Sometimes we forget how natural intuition really is.
It shows up quietly – the pause before saying yes, the ease in the right conversation, the sudden knowing that you’re meant to turn left instead of right.

As we grow up, this subtle way of sensing often gets buried under noise: rules, advice, expectations. But it never disappears.

When we begin to notice it again, life feels different. There’s a heart-felt rhythm. Decisions carry less struggle. There’s more space to be in the moment, and even challenges can feel meaningful – like part of a bigger dance we can’t quite name, but trust.

You don’t have to force it, or make it far-fetched. Just noticing how your body, breath, and surroundings respond is already a way back to listening.

Here is a quiz, for you to see how naturally intuitive you are and how well you utilize your intuition. There are also tips to develop or strengthen your intuition, no matter where you are right now.

Score each statement:

• 3 – Always
• 2 – Sometimes
• 1 – Occasionally
• 0 – Never

1. When you visit a place, you can feel something in the air, (“friendly”, “pressured”, “joyful”, “challenging”, “confusing” etc) although you might not be able to put your finger on it straight away.

2. You notice subtle cues in your work or social that help you anticipate events or other people’s reactions – like sensing a shift in the room, or knowing how someone might respond before they speak.

3. You experience deja vu or sudden clarity about a situation.

4. You can distinguish between your own feelings and the emotional states of people around you.

5. You notice your body giving subtle signals about situations, people, or decisions.

6. You are able to sense when something is off or misaligned before it becomes obvious.

7. You feel confident trusting your gut, even if you don’t have all the information.

8. You have hunches that later prove useful in your choices or actions.

9. You notice recurring patterns, signals or symbols in your life that help you guide your next step.

10. You are aware of how external inputs (news, social media, people) affect your energy and decisions.

11. You can pause and reflect before reacting, noticing what your inner voice is saying.

12. You feel your intuition strengthens when you are relaxed, focused, or in nature.

13. You are able to differentiate between fear, overthinking, and your real intuitive signal.

14. You are happy to make small decisions based on intuition (e.g., what to eat, where to go, who to contact) and notice the outcome.

15. You can describe or recall patterns in your past experiences that helped you make better decisions. People even say that you have photographic memory.

16. You can sense the “right timing” to act or wait, without needing external approval.

17. When your body reacts (expansion, contraction, tension, relief), you are able to treat these signals as guidance or as valuable data for reflection before you act.

18. You have experienced moments of perfect timing – bumping into the right person or finding the right resource just when you needed it.

19. You can sense a deeper cause behind situations or even conflicts, beyond the obvious surface reason.

20. You can connect seemingly unrelated events and discover a hidden theme or synchronicity running through them.

If you score less than 15, your intuition is awakening.

Tips to strengthen your intuition:

:: Remind yourself that your intuition is a very natural way to reconnect with your own soul.

:: Set an alone time for yourself daily, tune-in to your inner-world. Explore, reflect, and listen for what arises – even if it is quiet or subtle. This is a great way to feed your heart and soul, which will help your intuition to become more noticeable over time.

:: Keep a journal about all events that relate to following your intuition. Note small hunches or feelings and what happens afterward. It’s not always easy to follow your inner-voice, but the written evidence can encourage you to trust it more.

:: Observe, don’t judge: Pay attention to subtle cues in people, nature, or situations without overanalysing.

If you score 16 – 29, your intuition is developing and working for you.

Tips to strengthen your relationship with your intuition:

:: Set aside personal reflection time. Tune into your thoughts, body sensations, and energy levels.

:: Find and join a like-minded group, witness and nurture each other’s progress.

:: Experiment with small decisions. Notice which choices feel aligned, and keep track of what happens – this builds your confidence.

:: If you have pets, deepen your connection by observing them quietly, trying to voice their energy, and even experimenting with silent communication (telepathy or sensing their needs before they act). You might be surprised by how much you can pick up.

:: Learn to discern the differences between intuition and emotions. When you notice a strong emotional wave, pause and ask which voice is speaking. This simple step helps you spot projections that might be disguising themselves as “gut feelings.”

:: Learn to distinguish intuition from mental chatter. Use meditation, mindfulness or grounding ritual to clear emotional clutter. This creates a receptive state where intuition can emerge even during times of stress.

If you score 30 – 44, you have a pretty good relationship with your intuition. You are a natural!

Tips for making intuition work for you in more aspects of life:

:: Observe life patterns. Look for deeper signals in your life, work, or your environment. And let them inform your next steps.

:: Test and validate your hunches. The more you practice, the more insight you gain, and the more flexible and precise your intuitive responses become.

:: Aim to connect the dot, see how different patterns relate to one another and form a bigger picture.

:: Protect your energy. Create boundaries to avoid absorbing emotions, expectations, or problems that do not belong to you.

If you score 45-60, intuition is clearly one of your core strength.

Tips for taking it to the next level:

:: Integrate intuition into your work and decisions: Let it guide you in creativity, problem-solving, and leadership.

:: Map what already feels like home: trace the patterns, places, and moments that make you feel alive. Notice what they reveal.

:: Refine your intuitive style. Notice whether your signals come through body sensations, feelings, inner-knowing, mental nudges or energetic shift – and honour your unique way.

:: Maintain your practice. Journaling, reflection, and observing life keep your intuition reliable and flexible. The more you fine-tune, the more you’ll feel the moment when insight “clicks” into place.

:: Anchor intuition into your purpose: Notice where life feels aligned, joyful, and meaningful – this is where your intuition gets strongest!

:: Practise pattern recognition: Look for patterns beneath patterns – those deeper, recurring signals that reveal the “why” behind events, not just the “what.”

:: Deepen the relationship. Treat intuition not as a tool, but as a way of living – one that grows more trustworthy and magnetic with time.

Many people think intuition means doing something weird, irrational, or throwing logic out the window. In truth, real intuition is calm, clear, and deeply practical – it helps you stay centred, not lose yourself. It works with logic, not against it.

Most importantly, intuition is not a rare gift for a chosen few – it’s a natural capacity that anyone can strengthen with practice.

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Happy intuiting！

Until next time,

Yiye Zhang

Originally written in 2013, refreshed now with what I’ve learned and taught since – so it can meet you right where you are.