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Memory Training – 3 Exercises to Store and Recall best

Memorize and recall Words

These tasks consist of two steps. The first step shows a list of words to memorize. After clicking on the start button, a question checks which of the words you can recall. Typical questions could be:

  • Which word came first in the list?
  • Which word was the last in the list?
  • How many letters has the longest word in the list?
  • How many letters has the shortest word in the list?
  • How many words were in the list at all?

The next screen shots show the two steps in action:

Step 1: A list of words is presented. Try to keep the words in your memory.

When you are prepared and ready. Click on the button and go to the next part. Like typical quiz questions, there are four possible answers to choose from.

Step 2: Answer a question about the words presented in step 1.

Tips for this exercise

  • Repeat the words in your mind or build a mnemonic.

Memorize and recall Numbers

Like the memory training exercises about words a list of numbers is visible as first step. Try to store the list of numbers in your memory. The second step presents a question about the list. Typical questions could be:

  • Which was the highest number in the list?
  • Which was the lowest number in the list?
  • Which was the last number in the list?
  • Which was the first number in the list?
  • How many numbers in the list were even?
  • How many numbers in the list were odd?

The screen shots show the two steps of these exercises:

Step 1: Try to remember the presented numbers.
Step 2: Answer the question about the numbers.

Chose the correct answer from one of the four answer options.

Memo: NumberOperators

In addition to the classic arithmetic operations, you have to use new types of operations. For example, digits must be added on the left or right side of the number, or the order must be swapped. This will challenge your memory in new ways and will be a good memory training.

Exercises for Your Memory Training
Exercises for Your Memory Training

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