Mind stretchers start with simple word matching or groupings and ramp up to math word problems. Not enough can be said about word problems being a stumbling block to many students. They either haven't been taught or have mind-blocked out the math meanings of many of the words in the word problems that enable them to speedily come to the answers. All this can be found in the Top Five section. The other sections deal with matching pictures and patterns and can be great if you want to improve your powers of observation. We take too much for granted and even though we see things we really don't observe in nearly the detail that we think we do. Not sure? Check out the Mind Toys section and see for yourself.
If these seem to tame for you got to Braingle. You will first find the Most Popular Teasers, but the major categories are Trivia, Mentalrobics and Games.
The Brain teasers can be anything from Optical Illusions to Riddles and these have been submitted by other Registered users. Getting an account is free and records where you've been on the site as well as allows you the privilege of submitting a game or teaser yourself. There are Math word problem teasers as well as Cryptography teasers. There are cryptic messages hidden in the stories and it is your job to decode it. Don't forget about the Probability and Science teasers. These can get pretty hairy, especially the Probability teasers. Trivia includes questions concerning Technology, Nature, Hollywood, Geography, History, and more.
Yes, tests and games can increase our brain power, as long as you know where to go to enhance it.
