Memory is explicitly named among the abilities assessed in FEAST I. EUROCONTROL’s official candidate site lists memory alongside attention, reasoning, decision-making and spatial orientation. That is not a guarantee that every recruiting organisation administers one identical test titled “FEAST Memory Test”.
This guide explains two transferable skills: remembering a sequence and updating information when new instructions arrive. The free exercises below are original educational drills, not confidential FEAST items, calibrated timing tests or pass-score predictors.
If you have a FEAST I invitation, begin with EUROCONTROL’s free official training platform and consult the FEAST Part 1 guide for the overall battery.
What memory skills are relevant to FEAST I?
Memory can mean keeping recent information available, recalling it in order or replacing old information with new values. These are general cognitive abilities, not a published set of guaranteed proprietary FEAST subtests.
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| Skill | Independent example | Mistake to check |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term recall | Remember a short unfamiliar code sequence | Misplacing a code in the order |
| Working memory | Keep several values active while applying a rule | Forgetting one value |
| Memory updating | Replace an old value after a new instruction | Using an outdated value |
| Attention plus memory | Recall a sequence while ignoring an irrelevant cue | Confusing distraction with a storage error |
Attention and memory can overlap. Use FEAST attention practice if you often overlook a rule; use the FEAST sample-question guide for a wider bank of original tasks.
Free exercise 1: short sequence recall
Original drill, not a EUROCONTROL FEAST question. Read this sequence once, then cover it or look away before answering:
L2 · K7 · R4 · M9 · T5
Without looking back: What was the third code, and which digit followed the second letter in the sequence?
Reveal the recall exercise answer
Answer: R4 and 7. The third full pair is R4. The second pair is K7, so the digit following its letter is 7. If you remembered the correct digits but reversed their positions, record a sequencing error rather than guessing faster.
To make the drill useful more than once, create a new sequence instead of repeating these five codes until the answer is memorised.
Free exercise 2: update the active values
Original drill - a plain arithmetic and working-memory example, not a simulation of an official test.
Three labels begin with these values: A = 3, B = 6, C = 2.
Apply these instructions in order, replacing the previous value each time:
- Set B = 4.
- Set A = 7.
- Set C = 1.
- Set B = 8.
What are the final values of A, B and C? What is their sum?
Reveal the memory-updating answer
Answer: A = 7, B = 8, C = 1; sum = 16. B changed twice: its final value is 8, not 4 or its initial value 6. A ends at 7 and C at 1, so 7 + 8 + 1 = 16. The useful skill is discarding superseded information.
A useful follow-up is to change the starting numbers and the update order, then explain why an earlier value must be discarded.
How to practise memory without overfitting
Begin with fresh, short sequences. Check whether errors come from sequence order, a missed update, a distracted moment or a misunderstood instruction. Only add time pressure when your accuracy is steady on new problems.
Memorising this page’s examples is not transferable evidence of FEAST performance. Training a general skill may help familiarity, but no independent study plan is a validated pass predictor. See FEAST test prep for broader preparation without artificial daily quotas.
Where to find official free FEAST memory-related practice
EUROCONTROL’s official FEAST training platform is free with a personal account and covers almost all FEAST I tests. Its FAQ states that one test needs additional hardware and no FEAST II tests are included.
The platform provides familiarisation, not exact copies of live questions or scoring. EUROCONTROL states that it is the only FEAST preparation software authorised by EUROCONTROL. Commercial packages are independently developed and should not be presented as official replicas.
EUROCONTROL’s guideline of around eight hours at most on its own platform is a suggestion, not a fixed obligation or an evidence-based promise of improved selection results.
How memory differs from other FEAST aptitude areas
Attention is needed to notice an instruction correctly; memory helps retain or update what the instruction requires; spatial orientation concerns positions and direction. These skills overlap but are not interchangeable.
For mental rotation and grid problems, see FEAST spatial reasoning. For the optional later multitasking battery and the current RADAR/MULTI-PASS terminology, see FEAST Part 2.
About the image and source limits
The header uses a general air traffic control illustration, replacing an unrelated screenshot of SkyTest divided-attention software that previously illustrated this memory-specific guide. The new hero is not an official FEAST memory test screen.
Do not infer the existence, name, format, timing or question bank of a particular FEAST memory exercise from our examples, from this illustration or from independent commercial screenshots.
Official sources
- EUROCONTROL - FEAST candidate information - memory in FEAST I’s published aptitude areas and organisation-specific delivery.
- EUROCONTROL - FEAST service - purpose of selection testing.
- EUROCONTROL - free FEAST training platform and FAQ - permitted familiarisation, FEAST I coverage, FEAST II exclusion and unreliable home score prediction.
Editorial review: 7 November 2026. These are original unstandardised exercises. Nothing here certifies an individual FEAST result, employer-specific exercise list, website indexation or the effectiveness of a commercial course.