Reading Attention Test

Reading Attention Test

When I was a kid my father told me this story. He told me to pay careful attention because he would ask me some questions when he was finished. Because this story is written if you decide to take the challenge to be fair you should only read it once and try to memorize as much as you possibly can. Beware you must pay very close attention to the smallest details. You may have a pencil and paper to take notes.

You're driving a bus down Main Street in a very busy in Kansas. It's a cool clear early morning and there is dew on the grass. The first stop of the day is a mere one block from the bus terminal. Two passengers board the bus headed North on Main St. at the next stop an elderly man and his dog take a seat at the rear of the bus. Moments later the bus drivers forced to slam on brakes as a small child darts across the street. The next stop is at fourth and Main there a mother and daughter get on the bus for a shopping trip. The bus is now passing all the busy shops such as the bakery the dry cleaners and the butcher shop. The passenger seem content to window shop as they enjoy the ride. The next stop is much further down the road further down the road, there two young boys join the occupants of the bus, as one of the first passengers departs. The bus turns right and heads downtown on a pothole laden street. The ride is bumpy and the passengers are jostled from side to side but nobody seems to mind too much after all its public transportation. The bus driver another stop at the request of the elderly man and he and his dog walk casually down the street. The next step is only moments away and the mother and daughter now leave the buses as well. The bus seems empty but there is another stop around the next corner. Soon three more passengers take advantage of the convenience and file orderly onto the bus. The sun is beginning to warm the seats and glisten off the chrome grab bars; it's going to be another beautiful day remarks one of the passengers as he boards the bus. The bus is now on the outskirts of town and there the stops are farther apart so it begins to pick up speed. And the shady bus stop in front of an old family-owned furniture store awaits two more passengers for the long ride back to town.

I hope you're paying close attention. What color is the bus driver's eyes? It's unfair to go back and reread the paragraphs because as a child it was a verbal story although I was allowed to have a pencil and paper to write down notes it was really meant to be a distraction. This story is certainly a lot easier to decipher than the Ernest Hemingway story about white elephants.