WorksheetsFact or Myth? The Brain
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
People can live even after one-half of their brain has been surgically removed.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
2.
Patients who have brain surgery are awake during the operation.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
3.
The brain is the only organ that is done growing when you are born.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
4.
The human brain weighs approximately three pounds.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
5.
The central nervous system includes the brain and the spinal cord.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
6.
The spinal cord produces some behaviors that your brain is never aware of.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
7.
The younger you are, the more quickly your brain processes things.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
8.
The brain doesn’t grow new cells.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
9.
People can learn to control some automatic processes like blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
10.
Brain damage is always permanent.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
11.
Neurons (cells in the nervous system) can be up to three feet long.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
12.
Research has shown that drinking water improves brain performance.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
13.
Neurons do not directly touch each other.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
14.
A baby loses half its neurons before it is born.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
15.
There is no sense of pain within the brain itself.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
16.
The availability of neurotransmitters in the brain can be affected by what you eat.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
17.
Endorphins function like feel-good, pain-killing drugs in the brain.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
18.
Humans only use about 10% of their brain.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
19.
If you are a person prone to stress, your body doesn’t know the difference between the stress you feel before a big test and the stress you feel when you are being chased by a lion.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
20.
Geniuses have bigger brains than ordinary people.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
21.
Students tend to do better on a test if they feel a moderate level of stress or nervousness.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
22.
Boys and girls have different brains.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
23.
Because of its effect on the chemicals in your brain, drinking too much water can actually kill you.
a)
FACT
b)
MYTH
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