There’s been a lot of talk lately about memory tests and cognitive ability. Maybe you don’t have any trouble remembering or repeating word sequences. But do you misplace emails? Lose your To-Do lists? Forget why you walked into a room?
Brain health consultant Kathryn Kilpatrick says those common missteps result from multi-tasking overload. We’re doing three things at one time and none of them with our full attention.
Try these mini puzzles to give your brain a mini-workout. And remember (there it is again!), we carry longer puzzles in the Brain Games section in each issue of Northeast Ohio Boomer and Beyond.
Tickle Your Brain – Mini Puzzles
What is the synonym?
- Twitch _ _ A _ _
- Awake _ _ E _ _
- Fast _ _ I _ _
- Comic _ _ O _ _
- Adhered _ _ U _ _
Answers: spasm, alert, quick, clown, stuck
Complete the sentences with a word that sounds the same but is spelled differently.
EX: He __________ at the bad painting job on the basement _________.
(stares, stairs)
- John was hungry and by _ o’clock, he ______ 3 donuts.
- The bird _____ down the chimney ______ the night I came down with the ____.
- _______ a new house ____ the resort and say _____ to your money.
Answers: 1. eight, ate 2. flew, flue, flu 3. Buy, by, bye
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“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” -Mark Twain
Kathryn Kilpatrick is a memory fitness, brian health and geriatric life enhancement consultant based in Northeast Ohio. Find more games at memoryfitnessmatters.com.
