The New IQ: Use Your Working Memory to Think Stronger, Smarter, Faster

1. Remember the triangle where the letter appears.

2. Does the picture start with the same letter as the letter in the triangle?

3. Remember the triangle where the letter appears.

4. Does the picture start with the same letter as the letter in the triangle?

5. Remember the triangle where the letter appears.

6. Does the picture start with the same letter as the letter in the triangle?

7. Now draw arrows to the triangles where the letters appeared, in the correct order.

Level 3

Follow the same directions as in Level 1.

1. Remember the triangle where the letter appears.

2. Does the picture start with the same letter as the letter in the triangle?

3. Remember the triangle where the letter appears.

4. Does the picture start with the same letter as the letter in the triangle?

5. Remember the triangle where the letter appears.

6. Does the picture start with the same letter as the letter in the triangle?

7. Remember the triangle where the letter appears.

8. Does the picture start with the same letter as the letter in the triangle?

9. Now draw arrows to the triangles where the letters appeared, in the correct order.

Scoring

The number of letters you can remember in the correct order gives you an indication of the strength of your working memory. If you are like most adults, you were probably able to complete levels 1 and 2 of this test correctly. Data from thousands of people confirm that the average five-year-old can remember and process two things. Most adults are able to remember four or five items in the correct order.

If you didn’t fare so well on these tests, don’t get frustrated. You can always make an improvement. If you aced these assessments, don’t get too smug. You need to continually challenge your working memory to keep it in tiptop shape. Doing brain training exercises, such as the ones in this book, can help optimize your working memory.

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