COURT OFFICER MEMORY CHALLENGE
Can you remember it all under a clock?
The NYS Court Officer exam tests memory the hardest way there is: study a written incident, wait, then answer from memory with no notes. Try a short version now and see where you stand.
Take the 2-minute challengefree · no signup · a shorter training version of the real protocol
The official memory protocol
On the real exam, the memory section runs a specific protocol. This is what makes it so hard — and why paper study guides cannot prepare you for it.
5 minutes to study
You read a written incident — names, ranks, times, locations, counts — and study it for exactly five minutes.
The story disappears
The incident is removed. You cannot look back at it, and you are not allowed to take any written notes.
A 10-minute delay
You do other work for about ten minutes before the memory questions arrive, so you are recalling, not re-reading.
Answer from memory
A series of questions asks for specific details from the story. No notes, no second look.
The challenge on this page uses a shorter two-minute study window so you can try it quickly. The full five-minute study and ten-minute delay protocol is available in the trainer and in full mock exams.
Challenge a friend
Most people are shocked by how much slips away in ten minutes. Take the challenge, then send it to someone else studying for the exam — or anyone who thinks they have a good memory — and compare scores. Memory is trainable, and a little friendly competition makes the reps easier to keep up.
Take the 2-minute challenge