Attention exercise · ~60 sec a run · free
Concentration Grid
Find every up arrow against the clock.
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Cancellation tasks measure focused attention and visual scanning speed: how fast and accurately you can sweep a field and pick out the targets. Tap every arrow pointing up before the timer runs out, without hitting the others.
About this test
About this test
What this test measures
This measures focused attention and visual scanning speed: searching a grid quickly without losing your place. It is sustained, orderly attention of the kind monitoring demands.
How to improve your score
- Scan in a consistent pattern, row by row, rather than jumping around.
- Keep a steady pace, rushing causes skips and rechecks that cost more time.
- Train in short focused bursts to build stamina without fatigue errors.
Good to know
Good to know
Scan in a fixed sweep
Work through the grid in a fixed pattern, row by row from top to bottom, rather than jumping to where you think you saw a target. A systematic sweep ensures you visit every cell once, which is faster than revisiting areas you have already cleared. Keep your gaze one step ahead of your tap hand so your eyes are already on the next row while you confirm the current one.What good looks like
On a 6 by 6 grid in 60 seconds, a strong run clears all targets with fewer than two wrong taps. Cancellation tasks in pilot selection score both speed and precision, and the scoring here reflects that: a wrong tap costs as much as a missed target. If you are finishing quickly but with several errors, slow your sweep slightly until your accuracy improves, then build the speed back up.Endurance: hold the line as you tire
The Hard endurance block is three consecutive sets. Most people are sharp on the first and drift on the third, either slowing down or letting wrong taps creep in. Aim to keep the same steady sweep on set three as on set one; the between-set accuracy readout tells you exactly where you faded.
Frequently asked questions
What does this measure?
What does this measure?
Selective attention and processing speed under time pressure, similar in spirit to the cancellation tasks used in attention testing.
Does accuracy or speed matter more?
Does accuracy or speed matter more?
Both. Your score is targets found minus mistakes, so rushing into errors is as costly as being too slow to finish.
How do I improve?
How do I improve?
Scan in a steady pattern, row by row, rather than jumping around. A systematic sweep beats a frantic one.
What is the Hard endurance block?
What is the Hard endurance block?
Hard runs three back-to-back 60-second sets on a larger grid, with a short breather and an accuracy readout between them. Real selection cancellation tests run to hundreds of items across many sets, because holding accuracy as you tire is the whole point. Watch whether your later sets slip.
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