Hope this helps. It's a checklist we use to supplement the standard test results. Parents sometimes say it's a useful benchmark measure:
A very able child may display some of the following characteristics:
�An advanced moral & social awareness
�Born leader
�Original, imaginative, creative
�Persistent, resourceful, self directed
�Can concentrate for a long time on one topic
�Unusual hobby
�Inquisitive/sceptical
�Argues well
�Shows initiative
�Versatile with many interests
�Advanced vocabulary
�Good judgement
�Well developed sense of humour
�Unusually introverted or extroverted
�Enjoys adult company
�Pays great attention to detail
�Grasps new concepts with ease
�Links areas of knowledge without specific teaching
�Very motivated
�Lateral or divergent thinker
�Easily reads maps, charts and diagrams
�Good memory for names, jokes, stories, trivia
�Likes playing board and strategy games
�Showed early language development
�Concerned with justice and fairness
�Perfectionist
�Becomes distracted if not academically challenged
�Becomes disruptive through boredom
�On the school�s 'gifted' register
