NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English Chapter 25 - The Wonder Called Sleep

Question 1:

What is the most obvious advantage of sleep?

Answer:

Sleep helps our body to recover from fatigue caused by normal day-to-day activities.

Question 2:

What happens to our body when we sleep?

Answer:

When we sleep, our muscles relax. Our heart beat becomes slower. Our body temperature and blood pressure also go down. We often dream during our sleep.

Question 3:

Define a dream in your own words.

Answer:

When we sleep, all the images, ideas, emotions and sensations we feel is dream.

Question 4:

Why are dreams important? Mention two reasons.

Answer:

Dreams can help us to sleep through noise and disturbances and dreams often reveal a lot about our problems.

Question 5:

Why has sleep been called a wonder?

Answer:

Sleep is called a wonder because after a good sleep we become more and more alert and active.
We become ready for the normal activities of the day.

Question 6:

Describe briefly to the class an improbable dream you have ever had.

Answer:

One night I dreamt that I had won a jackpot worth two crores. With that amount, we bought a house and a car. We were going to Delhi in our car. When suddenly, the driver applied the brakes. The car stopped with a jerk. I was startled and got up to find myself in my bed, dreaming.

Question 7:

Grandmothers and mothers sing nice little songs while rocking little ones to sleep. Such a song is called a 'lullaby'. Do you remember a lullaby in your own language? Tell the class in English what the lullaby says.

Answer:

My mother used to sing me a lullaby when I was a baby. The song is so beautiful that I still ask her to sing it for me sometimes. It is sung in Hindi. Lullabies calm and comfort the babies when they are stressed. It provides them with a sense of security. The lullaby which my grandmother sings tells me how much she cares for me.