Get the edge - exercise your brain

Practice papers are a vitally important part of 11 plus preparation, however, as so many people are now practising for the 11Plus Exam, you need to find a new way to gain an extra edge over the other students.

Some of you may be familiar with the concept of brain training games. For those who aren't, the basic concept is that you can improve your cognitive abilities (boost your intelligence) by playing computer games specifically designed to exercise core brain functions.

New Brain Training Website (completely free)

Chuckra has developed a new website full of brain training games which is an excellent addition to 11 plus preparation and may just give you that extra edge needed to pass.

The website is here...

http://www.brainexperiment.org

It's not just for the kids either. Research has shown that regular brain exercise is great for the brain. Adults will also benefit from using the site.

Great games for Verbal Reasoning

anagramster

Solve the anagram while the letters spin around the screen to confuse you.

visual, accessing, language, vr

backSpellAudio

Good at spelling? How about spelling backwards? Listen to the letters and type in the word being spelt.

audio, processing, language, vr

backSpellPhonetic

Good at spelling? How about spelling backwards? Words are spelt backwards using the phonetic alphabet. Your job is to type in the word being spelt.

audio, processing, language, vr

backSpellVisual

Good at spelling? How about spelling backwards? Watch the letters on screen and type in the word being spelt.

visual, processing, language, vr

dualRunner

Keep calm to score well in this game. You need to process visual and audio data quickly.

visual, audio, reaction, focus, maths, vr

miniSort

A simple sorting game. Sort numbers or letter in ascending order. It's all about speed.

accessing, vr

missingOperator

We all need to play with figures from time to time. Improve your number skills against the clock.

visual, processing, maths, vr

reArrangeIt

Rearrange the cards to form a valid sum.

visual, processing, maths, vr

Great games for Non Verbal Reasoning

net2Cube

Think you have a good sense of spacial awareness? Try this one. It might hurt your brain though!

visual, processing, spatial, nvr

oddRotator

A game to test your spacial awareness. Find the 'odd' shape.

visual, reaction, spatial, nvr

shapeDown

The type of test you may find as part of a job interview. The shapes are transformed from top to bottom. Choose the one possible answer.

visual, processing, nvr

spotTheGroup

3 cards are displayed. You have to think quickly and decide whether the 3 cards form a valid group.

visual, processing, nvr

Other online practice tools

Verbal Reasoning Type 19 plugin This plugin generates verbal reasoning type 19 questions.