abstract the current research tried to examine the impact of multiple intelligence (mi) and its components on multiple choice (mc) and open ended (oe) reading comprehension tests. ninety six students of high school in grade four took part in this study. to collect data, participants completed multiple intelligence (mi) questionnaires along with a multiple choice (mc) and open ended (oe) forms of a reading comprehension tests. the effect of multiple intelligences on test takers’ performance on the mc and oe tests was measured by using multivariate regression. the findings revealed that test takers’ performance was affected significantly on the mc and oe forms of reading comprehension tests. it was also found that two of multiple intelligences, namely, interpersonal and kinesthetic affected mc and oe tests significantly. another finding of the study was that the male participants outperformed females on mc and oe reading