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Mixed Challenge

Brain Sprint

Maths, patterns, words, logic, memory and reasoning in one quick round. Practise without a timer, or race the clock.
Everything!Ages 9–11 · 12+Sample content

Getting Brain Sprint ready…

About this game

How to play

  1. Choose Practice (no timer) or Race (a timer for the round).
  2. Answer each question — you'll see why after every one.
  3. Your report shows what you're great at and what to practise.

Three levels

  • Easy: Friendly questions for warming up.
  • Medium: A real workout for your brain.
  • Hard: Tricky questions that need careful thinking.

What this teaches

Switching between different kinds of thinking keeps your brain flexible — just like stretching keeps your body flexible.

Keep playing

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