Spend 20 seconds reading the following list of words >>

Then, without looking at them, try to remember as many as you can.

Bread
Settee
Carrot
Ashtray
Milk
Sardines
Grapes
Table
Television
Chair

Make a note of how many you remembered. Try again, but this time sort them into categories of ‘furniture’ and ‘food’ and you should remember more. Try to visualise the furniture set out in a room. Imagine that the food items are set out in front of you ready for a meal.

Note your score.