SR-7

THE WONDER
CALLED S
SUMMARY

is that sleep is a state of rest. it is cause

It
What is sleep? What causes sleep? The
answer
caused by t
activities of the day.
asleep? Well, we have dreams. We remember one or two.
What happens when we are

forget the rest.

drea
What happens to our body while we are sleeping? Our heartbeat becomes slower. Our blood
lood p
also goes down.
Some dreams are
What is a dream? It is of the mind when we are asleep.
activity
an belA
in dreams won't happen when we are awa
of the that happen
things
others are not. Many
reasons. They help us sleep
in spite of the noise 3.
Dreams are important for several or doorbell rings, A.
even when the telephone
disturbances. We keep dreaming and sleeping
about one's problems. They
dream often tells a great deal
Some doctors say that one's Dreams can never tell aboutthe
those
solution to But one thing is certain.
problem.
suggest a

experience. But we rarely think about the power

wonder and
Sleep is the most common
for long.
dark forest. Nobody can give slip
a to sleep
Sleep makes us lose our way in a

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
of sleep?
What is the most obvious advantage and brain rest. They
of sleep is that sound sleep makes our body
The most obvious advantage
activities.
from caused by the days
fatigue
when we sleep?
2 What happens to o u r body temperature and
blood pressure fall. The heart-b
muscles relax. The
When we sleep, our mind relax in every way.
brain slow down. In
fact the body and the
the activities of the
own words.
Define a dream in your when we are asleep.
of the mind. It takes place
A dream is the activity
Mention two r e a s o n s .
a r e dreams important?
Why reasons.
for the following
Dreams are important
A through noise and
other disturbances.
i) They help us sleep about one's problems.
ii) They may tell something the solution of s o m e problems if they areunderstoodco
They may provide key
a or
iii)
in)
called a wonder?
Why has sleep been
5. called a wonder for the following
reasons.

4. Sleep has been

It overpowers us.
i) what brings about a sleep.
ii)
ii) Nobody knows exactly, knows its secrets
and depths
experience but nobody
It is a c o m m o n the world.
ii)
iii) the s w e e t e s t thing in
is
us to a strange land. It
iv) It transports

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ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

SHORTANSWERS
What does it do to us? tired. Sleep
What is sleep? unconscious rest. During the day's work, we lose
energy
and get
a state of active again.
Sleepis become alert and
and restores our energy. After a good sleep, we
relaxes our body
in the morning, what do we remember of the night?
2 When we wake up At the most, we may
remember nothing of the happenings of the night, when we wake up.
A. We
dreams.
remember only some
How does the author define 'sleep'?
3.
A. Sleep is
a state of rest.
Why is it necessary "to enjoy sound sleep"?
4 active.
A. Sleep gives rest to our tired body. After a good sleep we feel fresh, alert and
What happens when we are asleep?
We start dreaming. Our muscles relax. Our body temperature falls. Our heartbeat becomes slower
The ever-active brain also slows down. We can't think or act consciously.
What is a dream?
Dream is an activity of the mind that takes place only when we are asleep.

Are all our dreams probable or improbable?

Some dreams are probable. That means that many of the things that happen in dreams could
happen
when we are awake. But other dreams are improbable.
What is one thing that dreams can never tell?
A. Dreams can never tell the future.
9 What have certain doctors found about dreams?
Certain doctors think that our dreams can
provide a key to the solution of problems.
LONG ANSWERS
Why does the author call sleep a wonder?
Sleep is a good tonic. The body and brain recover from
of rest, When we wake weariness after a good sleep.
up, we feel fresh, become alert and Sleep is a state
day,During sleep, our muscles relax and the heart bent ready for the normal activities of the
experience. very few people know how wonderful it
But becomes slower, Sleep the most common
is
2 What is the is
A importance and significance of dreams?
What is a dream? We have
brain can't think or act strange, funny and
consciously. Some
even
frightening dreams as we sink into sleep.
dreams are believable, and
awake. But most of them are The
noise even. Some absurd. Dreams are could happen when we are
doctors say that one's important because they help us to
future. But this is not dreams can suggest
solutions sleep through
wholly true. to one's
problem or tell the