This 2 Minute Brain Quiz Will Reveal If You're Book Smart Or Street Smart
- by Sosa Manuel
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Have you ever wondered if you have street smarts or book smarts? Obviously, having both is ideal, but most people only have one. You might be able to recite the biggest dates in history, but when it comes to actually functioning in the real world, you're hopeless. On the other hand, you could be someone with a lot of common sense and real-world knowledge, but totally flunk out of school. Usually, people are somewhere in the middle - and this test will tell you which you have more of - street sense, or book smarts.
Both types of knowledge have their benefits, of course. Book smarts might seem useless, but they can help you understand the world around you and so you make the right decisions. Also, having that kind of general knowledge is a great feeling. But street smarts are also very useful, and they can actually get you out of some really tough situations when you're at your most desperate. Which one is more useful? That question might never be answered - but we can definitely tell you which you have more of... Street smarts, or book smarts... Care to find out? Just take the quiz, and you'll understand what kind of a brain you really have...
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