Wm.Traynor wrote:Went for my Driver's Licence Renewal Exam today. Boy did I get interrogated! It must have taken an hour and some of the funny questions were
1) Quote "I am going to give you three things to remember and I will talk to you for a minute and then ask you what they are". They were apple, table and penny.
2) "starting at 93, count backwards in sevens".
3) Then she showed me a diagram of two intersecting pentagons, which had to be reproduced on the same piece of paper with a biro.
4) I was told to fold a sheet of paper in half and put it on the floor.
5) The instruction, "Close your eyes", was printed on a sheet of paper. I was told to do as it said. When I had complied I was told to open them.
Boy, what a fun time
Wm.Traynor wrote:Went for my Driver's Licence Renewal Exam today. Boy did I get interrogated! It must have taken an hour and some of the funny questions were
1) Quote "I am going to give you three things to remember and I will talk to you for a minute and then ask you what they are". They were apple, table and penny.
2) "starting at 93, count backwards in sevens".
3) Then she showed me a diagram of two intersecting pentagons, which had to be reproduced on the same piece of paper with a biro.
4) I was told to fold a sheet of paper in half and put it on the floor.
5) The instruction, "Close your eyes", was printed on a sheet of paper. I was told to do as it said. When I had complied I was told to open them.
Boy, what a fun time
deye243 wrote:Far as I'm concerned all those tests are a load of crap only way to find out if somebody should be behind the wheel or not is get them on a track for half an hour you'll soon find out if they can drive .
northdude wrote:So out of all that how can they tell you can drive a car properly
Wm.Traynor wrote:Went for my Driver's Licence Renewal Exam today. Boy did I get interrogated! It must have taken an hour and some of the funny questions were
1) Quote "I am going to give you three things to remember and I will talk to you for a minute and then ask you what they are". They were apple, table and penny.
2) "starting at 93, count backwards in sevens".
3) Then she showed me a diagram of two intersecting pentagons, which had to be reproduced on the same piece of paper with a biro.
4) I was told to fold a sheet of paper in half and put it on the floor.
5) The instruction, "Close your eyes", was printed on a sheet of paper. I was told to do as it said. When I had complied I was told to open them.
Boy, what a fun time
bladeracer wrote:Wm.Traynor wrote:Went for my Driver's Licence Renewal Exam today. Boy did I get interrogated! It must have taken an hour and some of the funny questions were
1) Quote "I am going to give you three things to remember and I will talk to you for a minute and then ask you what they are". They were apple, table and penny.
2) "starting at 93, count backwards in sevens".
3) Then she showed me a diagram of two intersecting pentagons, which had to be reproduced on the same piece of paper with a biro.
4) I was told to fold a sheet of paper in half and put it on the floor.
5) The instruction, "Close your eyes", was printed on a sheet of paper. I was told to do as it said. When I had complied I was told to open them.
Boy, what a fun time
I did heaps of that crap when I had viral encephalitis to try to determine which parts of my brain had been damaged.
Lazarus wrote:Wm.Traynor wrote:Went for my Driver's Licence Renewal Exam today. Boy did I get interrogated! It must have taken an hour and some of the funny questions were
1) Quote "I am going to give you three things to remember and I will talk to you for a minute and then ask you what they are". They were apple, table and penny.
2) "starting at 93, count backwards in sevens".
3) Then she showed me a diagram of two intersecting pentagons, which had to be reproduced on the same piece of paper with a biro.
4) I was told to fold a sheet of paper in half and put it on the floor.
5) The instruction, "Close your eyes", was printed on a sheet of paper. I was told to do as it said. When I had complied I was told to open them.
Boy, what a fun time
So Wm, did they asses from that if you're able to stay on the black stuff and between the lines?
straightshooter wrote:Sounds like Wm.Traynor was being assessed for dementia.
Is it the case that he may be four score + in years and is now becoming feed-stock for "the system".
I have met plenty of people, a fraction of his suspected age, who would not be able to successfully complete that quiz.
Die Judicii wrote:You didn't make any reference to which "funny farm that was at"
Wm.Traynor wrote:Lazarus wrote:Wm.Traynor wrote:Went for my Driver's Licence Renewal Exam today. Boy did I get interrogated! It must have taken an hour and some of the funny questions were
1) Quote "I am going to give you three things to remember and I will talk to you for a minute and then ask you what they are". They were apple, table and penny.
2) "starting at 93, count backwards in sevens".
3) Then she showed me a diagram of two intersecting pentagons, which had to be reproduced on the same piece of paper with a biro.
4) I was told to fold a sheet of paper in half and put it on the floor.
5) The instruction, "Close your eyes", was printed on a sheet of paper. I was told to do as it said. When I had complied I was told to open them.
Boy, what a fun time
So Wm, did they asses from that if you're able to stay on the black stuff and between the lines?
Yes Lazarus, I am 77 and have a Licence for another year.
Wm.Traynor wrote:Die Judicii wrote:You didn't make any reference to which "funny farm that was at"
There are times when I think all the world is a "funny farm"
Lazarus wrote:BIU have some good ones, eh Blade?
They gave me those, blocks to put in holes, and a real doozy that I'd still fail that involves moving a loop around a wire maze without touching the wire.
I was hoping for the Rorschach to see if I could make them laugh at the old dad joke.
bladeracer wrote:Lazarus wrote:BIU have some good ones, eh Blade?
They gave me those, blocks to put in holes, and a real doozy that I'd still fail that involves moving a loop around a wire maze without touching the wire.
I was hoping for the Rorschach to see if I could make them laugh at the old dad joke.
I don't remember most of it, it went on for weeks and was so horrendous I think I've blocked much of that period
One I do remember failing dismally was remembering faces. It was a flip chart and I just had to mention any faces that had already come up, I didn't get any of them. When I see a new one I immediately forget all of the ones that came before, same issue I have following the plot in movies
bladeracer wrote:One I do remember failing dismally was remembering faces. It was a flip chart and I just had to mention any faces that had already come up, I didn't get any of them. When I see a new one I immediately forget all of the ones that came before, same issue I have following the plot in movies
Wm.Traynor wrote:
A Dementia Test. Yep; that's what it is and because I am over 75 ( 77 next week ) I have to do this every year.
Lazarus wrote:
It does have upsides, I can hide my own easter eggs
Lazarus wrote:I used to love hot weather, now anything over 25° and I start spinning out.
It does have upsides, I can hide my own easter eggs
Die Judicii wrote:Lazarus wrote:
It does have upsides, I can hide my own easter eggs
Your next big test will be,,,,,,,,,,, "Where did I hide the keys to the gunsafe"
Blr243 wrote:If they ask me to count backwards in 7 s. Im screwed
Die Judicii wrote:Wm.Traynor wrote:
A Dementia Test. Yep; that's what it is and because I am over 75 ( 77 next week ) I have to do this every year.
What I hate is the feelings of self doubt and worry,,,,,,,,,, that they always seem to be able to drum up in people as they sit through the tests.
Wm.Traynor wrote:Die Judicii wrote:Wm.Traynor wrote:But what is this about an old persons register? I'll sign that