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Seven paper prompts for each of three practice goals. Use your browser’s Print menu to print this page or save it as a PDF. Cover recall examples before writing your answer.
These are recreational exercises, with no clinical scoring or guaranteed cognitive benefit.
Memory prompts
Pair these with the free memory challenge if you want online game practice too.
- 01
Find your starting point
Read 58 24 91 for ten seconds, then cover it. Recall the digits in order after a ten-second pause. Use your usual approach first. Compare with the original after you finish and mark omissions or swaps.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 02
Make smaller groups
Read 36 70 18 for ten seconds, then cover it. Recall the digits in order after a ten-second pause. Try rehearsing the three pairs. Compare with the original after you finish and mark omissions or swaps.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 03
Name a visual pattern
Draw a 3 by 3 grid. Shade squares 3, 6, 9 counting left to right, top to bottom. Look for ten seconds, cover the grid and reproduce it. Check the original afterwards.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 04
Slow down the first look
Read these words for ten seconds: river, key, cloud, chair, lemon. Cover them and recall them in order. Use a new sheet; compare with the original only after finishing.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 05
Keep the order
Read 64 29 50 for ten seconds, then cover it. Recall the digits in order after a ten-second pause. Use your usual approach first. Compare with the original after you finish and mark omissions or swaps.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 06
Try a second strategy
Read 81 35 72 for ten seconds, then cover it. Recall the digits in order after a ten-second pause. Try rehearsing the three pairs. Compare with the original after you finish and mark omissions or swaps.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 07
Review without a record chase
Draw a 3 by 3 grid. Shade squares 1, 4, 7 counting left to right, top to bottom. Look for ten seconds, cover the grid and reproduce it. Check the original afterwards.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________
Focus and accuracy prompts
Pair these with the free focus challenge if you want online game practice too.
- 01
Begin with accuracy
Write the numbers 1 to 20. Circle only multiples of three, then check every choice. Make a new copy and change the rule to odd numbers.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 02
Read the rule first
Calculate 13 + 8, 25 - 9, 4 × 5, and 19 + 10. Check each result with a calculator after you finish; record calculation and copying errors separately.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 03
Use one task at a time
Make two lists: five animals and five things that fit in a pocket. Pause before changing categories. Check that each item follows the new rule.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 04
Pause before the answer
Write the numbers 4 to 23. Circle only multiples of four, then check every choice. Make a new copy and change the rule to odd numbers.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 05
Change the rule deliberately
Calculate 16 + 11, 28 - 12, 7 × 4, and 22 + 13. Check each result with a calculator after you finish; record calculation and copying errors separately.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 06
A manageable challenge
Make two lists: five foods and five objects found in a kitchen. Pause before changing categories. Check that each item follows the new rule.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 07
Review your attention setup
Write the numbers 7 to 26. Circle only multiples of three, then check every choice. Make a new copy and change the rule to odd numbers.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________
Reaction practice planning
Pair these with the free speed challenge if you want online game practice too.
- 01
Set a fair baseline
Write your device, browser and input method. Compare with your Day 1 setup. Record any change before interpreting today's reaction score.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 02
Wait for the signal
Draw 6 small circles across a sheet of paper. Point to each in order with a pencil, then reverse the order. Prioritise placement over speed; this is a coordination prompt, not a timed test.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 03
Aim with control
Write today's three-game warm-up and a fixed stopping point. After practice, note which game felt comfortable and which you would shorten tomorrow. Do not infer competitive gaming ability from this exercise.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 04
Decide before you move
Write your device, browser and input method. Compare with your Day 1 setup. Record any change before interpreting today's reaction score.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 05
Keep the setup fixed
Draw 5 small circles across a sheet of paper. Point to each in order with a pencil, then reverse the order. Prioritise placement over speed; this is a coordination prompt, not a timed test.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 06
Build a short warm-up
Write today's three-game warm-up and a fixed stopping point. After practice, note which game felt comfortable and which you would shorten tomorrow. Do not infer competitive gaming ability from this exercise.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________ - 07
Review the week
Write your device, browser and input method. Compare with your Day 1 setup. Record any change before interpreting today's reaction score.
My answer / notes: __________________________________________________
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