Question
Selection Test (Online): Sleep
Close Read: Analyze the Text
Identily the choice that best answers the question.
The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A
According to the article "Sleep," what do scientists speculate about how sleep helps people find answers to problems they cannot resolve during the day?
A. The brain sets new priorities so the problem is seen as more easily managed.
B. The brain works through the problem and comes to some solutions during sleep.
C. The brain rests, allowing people to make a fresh start on the problem in the morning.
D. The brain erases minor details so people have a better understanding of the basic problem.
'art B
hat excerpt from the selection supports the answer to Part A?
A. So when the animals would go to sleep, we would see these patterns of brain activity that were expressed while the animals were running on the me
the came order in which they had been experienced.
Answer
B. The brain works through the problem and comes to some solutions during sleep.