Shadow Match
Find the matching shadow
Play online — no app to installFree printable worksheets
Saerok is a brain-training playground where games that help with early dementia and mild cognitive decline are free to play. It works on a computer, a tablet or a phone, and if the screen is hard to use you can print the puzzles instead.
Download the worksheets (PDF)
Download and print straight away — no sign-up, no email. Each file holds four worksheets and the answer sheets.
These files are prepared in advance, so they always hold the same puzzles. For a fresh set every time, use “Print puzzles” on the site itself.
Five levels
- 1. First steps — Find it among 3 choices
- 2. Gentle — Find it among 4 choices
- 3. Easy — Find it among 5 choices
- 4. Normal — Find it among 6 choices
- 5. Hard — Find it among 8 choices
Scoring
| Level | The number of shadow choices grows with the level — Level 1: 3 · Level 2: 4 · Level 3: 5 · Level 4: 6 · Level 5: 8 |
|---|---|
| How to answer | Tap the black shadow below that matches the shape of the green picture above |
| Correct answers | Up to 600 · in proportion to correct answers |
| Time bonus | Up to 300 · only if you finish, in proportion to time left |
| Streak bonus | Up to 100 · 3 in a row 25 / 4 in a row 50 / 5 in a row 75 / 6 or more 100 |
| Wrong-answer penalty | None — a wrong answer shows the correct shadow and moves on |
| Level bonus | Normal +100, Hard +250 (when you finish) |
| Top score | Levels 1–3: 1,000 · Normal: 1,100 · Hard: 1,250 |
I went looking online for puzzles for my mother, who lives with dementia, and found it far too hard to find good ones — so I made these for her. I am putting them here in the hope that they help someone else too.