22-05-2025
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10 National 5 questions to test if you can still take on school exam today
Whether you've sat the National 5 exams - or Standard Grades and O-Grades if you're a bit older - this quiz is bound to put your brain in gear.
If you're a student, you'll already be well aware that exam season is underway. And if you're a past pupil, you've likely not shaken off that trauma of those stressful exams.
Most of us have had that horrible nightmare at one point or another. You're sitting in a classroom, about to take a test that you know you haven't studied for, only to wake up and thankfully realise it's not real.
While this realisation is always welcome, the question remains as to whether you could still ace these school exams if taken today. If this has ever crossed your mind, then we have the quiz for you.
This Daily Record quiz features questions that you'll likely find on National 5 or GCSE exam papers and while they are usually aimed at 14 to 16 year-olds - they may leave you scratching your head.
Those who could do without the reminder of school can act as the quizmaster can put pals' knowledge to the test while enjoying a pint at the pub.
Or if you're having a quiet weekend, you can get the family together for a fun quiz night - you may even help any future exam sitters prepare for upcoming tests.
From geography to biology, maths and physical education, all questions below have been asked through the years and if you think you've got the brains to solve them - it's time to give them a go.
Good luck and let us know how you get on in the comments below.
If you can't see the quiz below, click on this link to take part.
How did you get on?
If you didn't get them all, don't worry, as even just taking part can give your brain a workout.
Regularly undertaking challenging brainteasers is not only a good way to pass the time, but science suggests that practicing puzzles can help keep your mind healthy and boost brain function.
It's not just quizzes that boost the brain, as optical illusions are also a great way to do this. A recent optical illusion tasked people to spot the error in a simple cartoon of a living room.
The puzzling portrait pictures a man unwinding on his sofa accompanied by his two cats, but something both obvious and subtle is missing from the scene.
Looking for more? Why not try this brain training exercise that only one in five people can get right.
Rather than have simple solutions, other optical illusions can help us learn more about ourselves. What you see in this painting can actually point out the personality trait that others find most off-putting about you.
Hopefully this will be plenty to keep your brain busy and entertained.
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