A method for testing the alphabetical order knowledge possessed by a person in combination with an electronic machine including a display member, a computational means, an electronic timer, a data storage device, a keyboard, a point-and-select input means, and a data bank of words on the data storage device, the method starting with the steps of the electronic machine selecting and displaying a word with simultaneous beginning of a timer. As instructed on the display means, the person commences entering letters from the selected word in alphabetical order into answer spaces provided on the display member. Upon completion, stopping of the timer by the electronic machine is followed immediately by assessing by a computational method of the correctness of the order of the letters entered into the answer area, then assigning and displaying a score based on elapsed time and correctness of the order.