Spoken Words Event
Eight Mental Athletes (MAs) will have 15 minutes to memorize a list of 200 words organized numerically in five columns with 20 words per column (2 pages). MAs must start at the first word of column 1 and remember as many of the words as possible. The word list is comprised of concrete nouns, abstract nouns, and verbs.
Once the memorization period is over, the MAs will be randomly ordered to begin the oral recall of words. Recall will begin with the first word in the first column and continue consecutively. Each MA will be allowed up to 15 seconds to answer. The first 3 MAs who either identify the incorrect word or fail to recall a word are immediately eliminated.
Example:
| 1. fairy 2. acorn 3. jam 4. drown 5. noodle 6. lamp 7. hotel 8. cloud 9. palm 10. raft 11. essay 12. ink 13. onion 14. bargain 15. kangaroo 16. moon 17. tree 18. snail 19. queen 20. good |
21. vase 22. young 23. cabin 24. ear 25. jelly 26. arcade 27. girl 28. igloo 29. wrist 30. dwarf 31. meat 32. urge 33. kite 34. nickel 35. ball 36. zebra 37. forget 38. letter 39. heart 40. ocean |
41. alarm 42. vein 43. pity 44. cactus 45. factory 46. tongue 47. yolk 48. hammer 49. rant 50. bean 51. jaguar 52. wreath 53. gallery 54. quiet 55. isle 56. duck 57. umbrella 58. earth 59. swell 60. key |
61. magic 62. list 63. skin 64. question 65. yard 66. octopus 67. uplift 68. beetle 69. ditch 70. reptile 71. zoom 72. neck 73. ace 74. tomato 75. vulture 76. castle 77. poor 78. fiber 79. wig 80. empire |
81. lump 82. hair 83. tarantula 84. rail 85. grace 86. organ 87. wagon 88. angel 89. jacket 90. night 91. bowl 92. knock 93. patio 94. ulcer 95. image 96. venom 97. mother 98. quit 99. shrine 100. yarn |
