Interactive: How healthy is your brain?
TOPIC
Strengthen your mind and body
Memory, recognition, comprehension, logic — your brain is a powerhouse of activity. Ignore it and you could weaken it. But like all powerhouses, a little mental exercise can stimulate even the most sluggish brain cells. Use this interactive tool to test your brainpower and give your brain a mini-workout — in five minutes flat!
To keep your grey matter in tip-top condition, you need to stretch it in different directions. While you take this fun test, you’ll be working your brain in different ways.
You’ve got five minutes to answer these five questions. When you’re done, click “SCORE” to see how well you did or “GET ANSWERS” to see where you went wrong.
Remember, you’re on the clock and only have five minutes to complete this quiz. Press “PLAY” to start the clock at 5:00. Also note that this isn’t an IQ test; rather, it’s a fun way get your brain working.
Study these circles.
Can you remember
which ones were blue?
Click on the circles you
think appeared in blue.
The following shapes follow a logical colour pattern. Fill in the question mark on the last shape to match the sequence.
To challenge yourself on your next power walk, you decide to change your normal route. Your normal 6-km route is on a flat course that takes 60 minutes to complete while walking at a consistent pace. The alternate route you want to try is 6 km long as well but includes three hills, each being 1 km long. Each hill will take you twice as long to walk as on a flat section. How long will this new route take you?
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