Table 2.

Example of scoring on reading span test

Example	Answers	Total word score
The tools in the bag were sharp APPLE	Apple, table	2
The plans for the house were detailed TABLE
The boys in the classroom were naughty GLASS	Glass, dog	2
The fruit in the basket was fresh DOG
The cars in the showroom were expensive BALL	Ball, window	2
The trees in the field were tall WINDOW

The total word score for this reading span is 6 (2 + 2 + 2). Marks for this reading span = 1 (all three sets of two unrelated words recalled correctly). Similar exercises to those above were given for three sets of three, four, five, and six sentences, respectively.