[Sidenote: _A Test for Rote Memory_] For testing the ability to remember a series of dictated words the following lists of words are recommended: _Concrete_ _Abstract_ _Concrete_ _Abstract_ _Concrete_ _Abstract_ street scope coat time pen law ink proof woman aft clock thought lamp scheme house route man plot spoon form salt phase floor glee horse craft glove work sponge life chair myth watch truth hat rhythm stone rate box thing chalk faith ground cause mat tact knife mirth The examiner should repeat these lists of words to the subject one at a time, alternating the concrete and abstract lists. To insure the presentation of the words with an even tempo, a metronome may be had by simply swinging a small weight on a string, having the string of just sufficient length so that the beats come at intervals of one second. Each word should be pronounced distinctly in time with the beat of the metronome, but without rhythm. After each list has been pronounced, have the subject write the list from memory. The lists thus made up by the subject from memory are then to be inspected with reference to the following points: 1. Memory errors (omissions and displacements), concrete lists. 2. Memory errors (omissions and displacements), abstract lists. Every omission counts two errors; every displacement counts two-thirds when the displacement is by one remove only, one and one-third when by more than one move. 3. Insertions. These are words added by the subject. They count for two errors each, unless the added word resembles the word given in sound, in which case it counts one and one-third. 4. Perseverations. These are reproductions in a given series of words already given in a previous series. If frequent, this indicates a low order of intelligence, with weak self-control and poor critical judgment. Each perseveration counts four. 5. Substitution of synonyms, when a word of like meaning but different sound is substituted for the word given; counts one and one-third. [Sidenote: _A Test for Range of Vocabulary_] An approximate determination of the range of vocabulary of your prospective stenographer can be had by the use of the following comparatively short and simple test. Hand the applicant a printed slip bearing the list of one hundred words given here and ask him to mark the words carefully according to these instructions. Place _before_ each word one of these three signs: (I) A plus sign (+) if you know the word. (II) A minus sign (-) if you do not know the word. (III) A question mark (?) if you are in doubt. When you have finished, count the marks and fill out these blanks, making sure that the numbers add to one hundred. Number known ........... Number unknown ...........