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.