Fun Brain Training! Memory Games for Seniors
Many older adults are concerned about declining memory.
Whether you’re a senior or not, you’ve probably felt, “I feel like I’ve been more forgetful lately,” at least once.
For those worried about memory decline, memory games for seniors are highly recommended.
We’ve gathered memory-related tasks that can help boost cognitive function.
Anyone can try them casually, and even if you don’t succeed, the appeal is that you can keep challenging yourself as many times as you like.
Let’s enjoy memory games without pressure and have fun while working on them.
Fun Brain Training! Memory Games for Seniors (1–10)
Cognitive Function Test for Elderly Driver Course, February 2026 — Official Exam QuestionsNEW!
This is a test for older adults to check cognitive function.
First, you will memorize four pictures in one minute.
You will repeat this four times to memorize a total of 16 pictures.
After memorizing them, instead of answering right away, please try a task where you touch the specified numbers.
After that, recall and answer the 16 pictures.
You may forget some while you are working on the different task, but hints will appear, so try to remember as many as you can.
After that, you will answer questions about the current year, month, date, day of the week, and time.
Cognitive Function Test for Senior Citizen Course, April 2026 – Official Exam QuestionsNEW!
It’s dangerous to drive a car when your cognitive function is impaired, right? So let’s try some problems similar to the cognitive function test given in senior driver courses.
There are two questions in total.
The first asks you to memorize all 16 pictures.
They’ll appear in groups of four, so remember them in order and then answer all of them at the end.
The second question asks you to write today’s date and the day of the week.
Hints are available, but you’ll get a higher score if you answer without hints.
Use this test to check your current level of cognitive function.
Cued Recall Illustration Pattern CNEW!
Four illustrations related to weapons, musical instruments, body parts, and home appliances will be shown.
Memorize those illustrations in 10 seconds.
Have you memorized them? Now, instead of answering, you will work on a different task.
After you finish that task, I will ask you to recall the illustrations you memorized.
By doing an unrelated task, we can see whether the memory has firmly taken hold.
Memory decline in dementia is different from ordinary forgetfulness; the experience itself is forgotten.
If the memory of having memorized the illustrations is gone, caution is needed.
Cued recall Illustration Pattern DNEW!
Many older people may feel that their forgetfulness has gotten worse.
To some extent, that’s unavoidable with aging, but forgetfulness in dementia is characterized by forgetting the event itself.
So let’s assess cognitive function with this cued recall task.
It’s simple: you will memorize four displayed illustrations in 10 seconds and then give your answers.
Before answering, you’ll work on a different task, so make sure to remember them well so you don’t forget in the meantime.
Cued recall Illustration Pattern ANEW!
Drivers aged 75 and over are required to undergo a cognitive function test to check whether they have developed dementia.
One of the test items is this “cue-based recall.” The test is simple: you just memorize the illustrations shown and then answer.
In this cue-based recall test, you memorize four illustrations in 10 seconds.
After completing another test in between, you recall and answer the four illustrations you memorized.
Will you be able to remember them well?
Cued recall Illustration Pattern BNEW!
Let me introduce you to “cued recall,” where you remember and then report the presented illustrations.
In 10 seconds, you will memorize four illustrations related to insects, animals, vegetables, and cooking utensils.
After that, you will do a task unrelated to scoring, and then you will report the illustrations you remembered.
If there are any illustrations you have forgotten at that point, please answer while looking at the hints that follow.
Since memory decline is a symptom of dementia, we will use this cued recall to thoroughly assess cognitive function.
Memorize 10 words
Memorizing 10 words is also a recommended brain-training exercise.
For example, you can display 10 words on the screen and try to memorize them.
It’s harder to remember unrelated words, so it’s better to set a theme to some extent, such as fruit names or vehicle names.
If you do it in a competitive format, take turns saying the words you remember, and the person who can’t say one first loses—that’s a good rule to use.
You can also try making it a team competition with the same rules.
