Brain Test 5 Level 123

Overview

Level 123 moves between a news-reporting scene and a school locker-room scene. The first shows a female reporter holding a microphone, a cameraman with a video camera, a girl hugging a dog on the grass, another boy standing to the side, and a cane lying on the lawn, with the prompt "Make it newsworthy." The second shows a girl carrying a stack of books beside a green backpack near three lockers, two boys talking by the locker doors, and a banana peel on the floor, with the prompt "She wants to attract his attention." The first round arranges the scene so it becomes worth filming, and the second uses the available prop to catch the boy's eye.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 4

Step-by-Step Solution

1. In the news round, read "Make it newsworthy." Look at the reporter and camera already set up: the filming crew is ready, so the scene in front of them needs a notable action rather than more equipment.
2. Identify the girl and dog in the center of the lawn as the main subjects the camera can capture. Arrange them clearly in frame so the reporter and cameraman have something to record.
3. Check the cane lying on the grass. It can be used to create or stage the event the news crew is filming, so position it with the scene rather than leaving it discarded on the lawn.
4. Once the staged event is in front of the reporter, the green check registers and the locker-room round appears.
5. In the second round, read "She wants to attract his attention." Note the girl with her books and backpack on the left and the two boys standing by the lockers on the right.
6. Look at the banana peel on the floor between them. Use this prop to create a small, noticeable moment near the boys' path, such as positioning the peel where one of them will notice or react to it.
7. Alternatively, arrange the books she is holding so she approaches the boys directly and speaks to them, using the backpack as part of her entrance toward the locker area.
8. When the boy turns toward her and notices her, the round clears and the level reaches its completion celebration.

Strategy & Reasoning

The news round is about what makes footage worth reporting. The reporter and camera are already present, which means the missing ingredient is an interesting event in the scene, not another microphone or camera. The girl-and-dog interaction and the cane are the elements that can be staged into a recognizable news moment.

The locker round centers on getting the boy's attention from across the room. The banana peel is the obvious prop left on the path, and school prank-style attention usually comes from a small incident near the boys rather than from the girl waving from a distance. Moving the peel into their route makes the moment visible to them.

The rejected mark at the top of both scenes shows that a plain approach fails. In the news scene, simply standing the characters together may not read as newsworthy; in the locker scene, standing silently with her books will not attract the boy. The props have to be used to create the actual moment.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Do not hand the reporter a second microphone or camera; the crew is already equipped, the scene event is what is missing.
• Do not leave the banana peel ignored on the floor; place it in the boys' path to trigger the attention moment.
• Do not let the girl approach silently; the goal is to make the boy notice her, so the prop or entrance has to draw his gaze.