Question pretext
Now, I am going to say more numbers, but this time when I stop, I want you to say them to me backwards.
For example, if I said 1-7, what would you say?
Interviewer instructions
INTERVIEWER: Wait for subject to say 7-1. If response is correct, start with Series 2. If respondent does not reply correctly or fails to understand, give the correct answer and another example, saying Remember, you are to say them backwards. Try this, "3-8". If response is correct, continue. If fails second example, mark "0" in Q2535 and skip to Verbal Fluency (Q2536).