Time for a Quiz...
Now that you've learned a lot about our amazing brain, why don't you take this quiz?
*Note: Jot down your answers on a piece of paper. Then, when the quiz is over, check your answers on the "Quiz Time! Answers" page!
*Note: Jot down your answers on a piece of paper. Then, when the quiz is over, check your answers on the "Quiz Time! Answers" page!
1) What is cognitive decline? Explain what you can do to keep your brain healthy (and lower the amount of decrease in cognitive skills).
2) What are the three parts of the brain?
3) True or False: The left side of the brain controls the left side of the body; and the right side of the brain controls the right side of the body.
If false, rewrite the sentence so it is correct.
4) Fill in the blank: The _______________ sends messages to the brain so the brain knows what to tell the body to do. Then, the brain sends a message to the part of the body that it is telling what to do.
5) What does the brain do?
2) What are the three parts of the brain?
3) True or False: The left side of the brain controls the left side of the body; and the right side of the brain controls the right side of the body.
If false, rewrite the sentence so it is correct.
4) Fill in the blank: The _______________ sends messages to the brain so the brain knows what to tell the body to do. Then, the brain sends a message to the part of the body that it is telling what to do.
5) What does the brain do?
Now it's time for a spelling bee! Define the word given. Use the sentence as a hint. The glossary is your answer key.
1) Word: Vertebrate; Sentence: If I weren't a vertebrate, I bet that I would be a floppy blob right now!
2) Word: Skull; Sentence: It's really lucky that we have skulls to protect our soft brains.
3) Word: Voluntary; Sentence: Some of our actions are voluntary (like walking or waving our arms).
Extra Credit (+ 15 points): Name and define the opposite of "voluntary" and give a sentence that has that word in it!
1) Word: Vertebrate; Sentence: If I weren't a vertebrate, I bet that I would be a floppy blob right now!
2) Word: Skull; Sentence: It's really lucky that we have skulls to protect our soft brains.
3) Word: Voluntary; Sentence: Some of our actions are voluntary (like walking or waving our arms).
Extra Credit (+ 15 points): Name and define the opposite of "voluntary" and give a sentence that has that word in it!