Directions (): Given below is a paragraph that has blank spaces. Corresponding to each blank, five options are given, out of which only one is appropriate. Choose the option that fits most suitably in the given blank making sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
Getting a good night’s sleep is just as essential as a healthy diet and ________(11)______ exercise. Unfortunately, according to the National Sleep Foundation, 62% of the American adult population________(12)______ from sleep issues every couple of nights per week.
Sleep deprivation negatively ________(13)______ the quality of your life, as well as your overall health. In fact, multiple studies show that lack of ________(14)______ sleep can negatively impact your hormones, exercise performance, brain functioning, and energy levels.
In addition, it can ________(15)______ to moodiness, memory issues, and trouble thinking properly and focusing. Worse of all, ________(16)______ sleep can cause high blood pressure, weight gain, and a weak immune system. In-depth studies also reveal that chronic poor sleepers are at a higher risk of developing cancer and dying from it.
If you’re planning to ________(17)______ your health, ________(18)______ the quality of your sleep, and lose weight, you must get a good night’s sleep.
Explanation:
The passage mentions that chronic sleep deprivation leads to all sorts of negative effects on physical and social well-being. Hence, it is concluded by advising the readers to improve the quality of sleep if one wants to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Therefore the most suitable word for the given blank is ‘optimize’.
Optimize- make the best or most effective use of (a situation or resource).
Retrieval- the process of getting something back from somewhere.
Estimate- roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.
Decline- diminish in strength or quality; deteriorate.
Degrade- lower the quality of; cause to deteriorate