IELTS Academic Reading ‘Insomnia – The Enemy of Sleep’ Answers

Updated On Apr 17, 2021

IELTS Academic Reading ‘Insomnia – The Enemy of Sleep’ Answers

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The IELTS Academic Reading: Cambridge Reading Sample; ‘Insomnia – The Enemy of Sleep’ with answers. The post will discuss the answers to questions 14-27.

Insomnia – The Enemy of Sleep

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Question Number	Answers	Keywords	Location of Keywords
14.	viii	Insomnia occurs most frequently in people over age 60, people with a history of depression, stress, anxiety, an irregular work schedule, jet lag	Paragraph B
15.	i	Sleep consists of, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and non-REM sleep, body repairs itself	Paragraph C
16.	x	Two main types of insomnia, Primary Insomnia and Secondary Insomnia	Paragraph D
17.	vii	Improving one’s sleep hygiene, Relaxing, creating a comfortable environment, therapy	Paragraph E
18.	v	Less productive, irritable and unable to concentrate.	Paragraph F
19.	iii	Avoiding caffeine, nicotine, alcohol and eating heavily late in the day	Paragraph G
20.	No	The amount of sleep a person needs varies, some people do well with less, and some need more.	Paragraph A, Last 3 lines
21.	Yes	jet lag, can also cause insomnia	Paragraph B, Last 3 lines
22.	No	non-REM sleep, the body repairs itself utilising a hormone called somatostatin, stage 4 sleep	Paragraph C, Last 3 lines
23.	Not Given	Not Given	Not Given
24.	Not Given	Not Given	Not Given
25.	Not Given	Not Given	Not Given
26.	No	Studies show, people with insomnia are four times more likely to be depressed	Paragraph F, Lines 13-15
27.	Yes	avoiding napping	Paragraph G, line 3

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