Why Am I So Tired?

What sleep disorder does Katy have?

• insomnia

• restless leg syndrome

• sleep apnea

• sleepwalking

Insomnia is an effect that can have more than one cause. What is one cause of insomnia?

• relaxation

• stress

• sleepwalking

• getting good grades

Read these sentences from the text.

For many preteens and teens, they may not be ready to go to bed until around 11 p.m. Researchers have found that a teenager's brain works on a different schedule. One school district in Minnesota changed the starting time of the high school from 7:20 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The teachers found that the students were then ready to learn in their first period class. Many students' grades went up.

Based on this information, why might students' grades have gone up?

• The students were going to bed before 11 p.m.

• The students liked the teachers of their first period classes.

• The students were getting less sleep.

• The students were getting more sleep.

Read this sentence from the text.

Poor sleep habits, such as irregular bedtimes and waking times, staying late at a party, watching TV, being on the Internet endlessly, and using a computer right before bed can cause insomnia.

Based on this evidence, what might be a solution to insomnia?

• waking up at a different time every day of the week

• going to bed at a different time every day of the week

• watching a lot of TV

• avoiding using a computer right before bed

What is the main idea of this text?

• People with insomnia are often grouchy in the morning because they have not slept well.

• Children with sleep apnea may have their tonsils and adenoids removed to help them sleep.

• There are different kinds of sleep disorders and different ways to handle them.

• Sleep gives the brain time to repair nerve connections and store information.

Read these sentences about Katy from the text.

She turns out the light, punches the pillow into a comfortable shape—and stares at the wall. And stares. And stares.

Why might the author have repeated the phrase "and stares"?

• to argue that most kids get too much sleep

• to praise Katy for trying so hard to fall asleep

• to bring attention to how long Katy was staring

• to hint that Katy should have gotten out of bed to read

Read this sentence from the text.

You don't need to wake up a person who is sleepwalking; just lead him or her back to bed.

How could this sentence best be broken in two?

• You don't need to wake up a person who is sleepwalking. As a result, just lead him or her back to bed.

• You don't need to wake up a person who is sleepwalking. Third, just lead him or her back to bed.

• You don't need to wake up a person who is sleepwalking. Instead, just lead him or her back to bed.

• You don't need to wake up a person who is sleepwalking. For example, just lead him or her back to bed.