Sleepy Students Perform Worse IELTS Reading Answers with Explanation

“Sleepy Students Perform Worse” is Part 1 of IELTS Reading Test 2. This page gives the answers for Questions 1-13, with a short explanation wherever the reasoning is clear, so you can check your work and learn from every mistake. The task types are: Matching Information, Sentence Completion, True / False / Not Given.

Quick answers: Questions 1-13

Question	Answer
1	C
2	D
3	F
4	E
5	ADHD
6	wrist monitors
7	paying attention
8	tough
9	FALSE
10	FALSE
11	TRUE
12	FALSE
13	NOT GIVEN

Questions 1–4: Matching Information

Q	Statement	Answer	Explanation
1	Lack of sleep causes traffic accidents	C	Paragraph C links insufficient sleep to drivers falling asleep and crashing.
2	Number of children in the study	D	Paragraph D gives the exact number of participants.
3	Two schools' actions on the problem	F	Paragraph F describes parent notes and a school newsletter about sleep.
4	How the effect of sleep loss was measured	E	Teachers, unaware of sleep amounts, rated students weekly on performance.

Questions 5–8: Sentence Completion

Complete each sentence with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text.

Q	Statement	Answer	Explanation
5	Fallone studies sleep and children with ___	ADHD	Paragraph B says Fallone is researching sleep loss in children with ADHD.
6	Researchers used ___ to check bedtimes	wrist monitors	Paragraph D says children wore devices that detect movement to confirm compliance.
7	Sleep loss hurt memory, learning, and ___	paying attention	Paragraph E lists attention problems as a key effect of sleep loss.
8	Getting enough sleep is ___ for children	tough	Paragraph G shows Fallone admitting it is difficult.

Questions 9–13: True / False / Not Given

Decide whether each statement is TRUE, FALSE, or NOT GIVEN based on the text.

Q	Statement	Answer	Explanation
9	Results first went to American school principals	FALSE	—
10	Some children had shown sleep problems before	FALSE	The children were healthy with no sign of sleep disorders, which contradicts the statement.
11	The study could affect how doctors treat children	TRUE	Dr. Benjamin says the findings may change how doctors work.
12	Fallone doesn't let his daughter play soccer	FALSE	She quit only one season because late practice clashed with bedtime.
13	Staying up is fine if the child is doing homework	NOT GIVEN	The passage discusses late nights harming learning but never mentions homework.

Tips for these question types

• Read the question first. Underline keywords, then scan the passage for the same idea in different words.
• Check the instructions. Note the word limit and whether letters or words are needed before you write.
• Review every mistake. Find the sentence that proves the answer so you can spot the same trap next time.

FAQ

How many questions does Part 1 have? Part 1 of this test covers Questions 1-13, which is 13 questions.

Why do some answers have no explanation? We add an explanation only where the reasoning is clear. Always confirm doubtful answers against the passage.

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