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Chapter 6 — Memory
Test 6.1 Pattern recognition A
Test 6.2 Association
Question
ARROW ..............................
CHAIR ..............................
COMPUTER ..............................
SAUSAGE ..............................
PENCIL ..............................
BALLOON ..............................
ROBOT ..............................
PARROT ..............................
BAGPIPES ..............................
TELEVISION ..............................
BRIDGE ..............................
SNAKE ..............................
DICTIONARY ..............................
BLACKBOARD ..............................
POTATO ..............................
SLIPPER ..............................
TREE ..............................
MOUSTACHE ..............................
PARASOL ..............................
NAIL ..............................
CANDLE ..............................
TRACTOR ..............................
PIPE ..............................
MANDOLIN ..............................
Put a letter A against one pair, the letter B against a second pair, etc., through to the letter L, until you have matched what you think are the original 12 pairs of words.
Assessment
Test 6.3 Verbal dexterity and memory test — anagrams
Answers
1. ABSTAIN
2. DOLPHIN
3. UTOPIAN
4. MERMAID
5. LEAFLET
6. POSTURE
7. BROADEN
8. CONCEPT
9. EPISODE
10. VETERAN
11. PARAGON
12. HEARSAY
13. THEOREM
14. OPTIMAL
15. GRIMACE
16. CITIZEN
17. OUTDATE
18. ECONOMY
19. NATURAL
20. AVIATOR
Assessment
Each correct answer scores one point.
Test 6.4 Number=shape recognition
Question
1. Which shape is in the middle position?a) circle
b) square
c) rectangle
2. The letter P appears inside which shape?a) rectangle
b) pentagon
c) circle
3. Which shape is immediately to the left of the rectangle?a) square
b) pentagon
c) hexagon
4. In which shape does the letter H appear?a) circle
b) pentagon
c) rectangle
5. Which letter appears inside the hexagon?a) H
b) A
c) S
6. Which letter appears inside the square?a) S
b) P
c) E
7. Which letter is positioned next to the letter A?a) S
b) P
c) H
8. What word is spelled out by the first three letters in reverse?a) ASP
b) SPA
c) SHE
9. What word is spelled out by the last three letters?a) ASP
b) SPA
c) SHE
10. What word is spelled out by taking the third, second, fifth, fourth and first letters, in that order?a) PHASE
b) SHAPE
c) HEAPS
Assessment
Test 6.5 Pattern recognition B
Question
Which of the following figures did you look at 5 minutes ago on page 64
Test 6.6 Instructions
Question
Which of the following sets of instructions have you just looked at on page 64
Test 6.7 Pattern recognition C
Question
Which of the following did you look at 2 minutes ago on page 64
Test 6.8 Shopping list
Question
Write out the 10 items on the shopping list. The order is not important.
Assessment
Test 6.9 Attention to detail
Questions
1. The arrow is pointing to which letter?
2. How many triangles appear in the drawing?
3. What letter is inside the circle?
4. To what shape is the black circle connected?
5. The letter P appears inside which shape?
6. Three numbers appear in the diagram — what do they add up to?
7. What shape appears immediately above the number 9?
8. How many squares appear in the drawing?
Assessment
Test 6.10 Memorising an address
Question
Fill in the 10 blank spaces to complete the address as accurately as possible:
Assessment
8
Hints
Test 2.10, question 3: depart.
Test 4.5, question 2: look for a word pattern that is occurring throughout each of the words.
Test 4.6, question 2: look at letter spellings.
Test 4.6, question 3: numerical sequence.
Test 4.6, question 5: mirror image.
Test 4.6, question 7: square numbers?
Test 4.6, question 10: the seventh word completes the list.
Test 4.7, question 7: try finding a solution standing on your head!
Test 4.7, question 10: make two triangles out of one.
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