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Duolingo English Test Interactive Reading Practice #31 (Easy Level)

📚 How to solve these questions: 12 tips for all 6 Interactive Reading question types, with a worked example for each.

How to practice: This is the real DET Interactive Reading format: one passage with six linked tasks. First fill the five dropdown blanks, then complete the passage, highlight the answer (twice), find the topic, and title the passage. Work through all six, then check your score and read why each answer is right.
1 / 6Complete the Sentence
PASSAGE

Sleep is something every person needs. Most 1 need about seven to nine hours each night. Children need even more than that. Without enough sleep, the body and the mind cannot work well. Sleep does a lot of quiet work. While you rest, your body 2 muscles and fights illness. Your brain sorts through what happened during the day. It keeps the important parts and drops the rest. This is one reason students remember lessons better after a full night of sleep. Many people do not get enough rest. Some stay up late to study or to work. Others look at their phones in bed. The bright light from a screen makes the brain think it is still 3. Coffee and tea late in the day can also keep you awake. Poor sleep causes real problems. Tired people find it 4 to pay attention. They make more mistakes at school and at work. Over many years, bad sleep can raise the risk of heart disease. The good news is that small changes help. Go to bed at the same time every night. Keep your room dark, 5, and cool. Put your phone away an hour before bed. These simple habits make sleep easier for almost everyone.

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