9. The Mind:   Getting started

1. Quiz: Brain power.

What do you know about human and animal brains? Do the brain quiz to find out.

Your score
12-15 Excellent! You know almost everything about the brain and how it works. You’re a brain expert!
8-11 Wow! You know a lot about the brain! Find out more in this unit.
4-7 You seem to know something about the brain, but you can learn a lot more in this unit.
1-3 Oh well, you don't know so much about the brain now, but you will when you finish this unit!

2. Vocabulary: The brain.

Now use the words below to complete the information about the brain.

3. Read: The two sides of the brain.

Read the article about the brain. Choose the correct picture for each paragraph.

What kind of person are you?

4. Read more: Left brain or right brain?

Read the next part of the article and put the items in the correct box.

The left side of the brain

The left side of the brain is the logical, thinking side. People who are left-brain dominant are usually good at mathematics, giving verbal instructions and being organised. Left-brain people usually like classical music, dogs, and reading realistic stories and action stories. Left-brain people are often scientists, economists, lawyers, mathematicians and librarians.

The right side of the brain

The right side of the brain is the creative side. People who are right-brain dominant are usually good at drawing, solving problems and giving visual instructions. Right-brain-dominant people usually like rock music, sports, art, cats, funny situations, fantasy and mystery stories, drawing, dreaming and philosophy. Right-brained people are often politicians, artists, actors, forest rangers and people who make things with their hands.