Unseen Comprehension Passages II

Unseen Comprehension Passages  Set II – [02]

Read the following passage carefully:

Kalachi Village

Something strange is happening to residents of the Kalachi village in Kazakhstan. They just can’t seem to their eyes open. Every day, several villagers just fall asleep in broad daylight and remain asleep for at least a couple of hours. Some of them have reported only waking up after a couple of days. There is no apparent reason for these “sleep incidents”, and more than 100 residents have inexplicably fallen asleep when they weren’t tired over the course of a few years.

In September 2014, several children who were attending school on the first day of the new academic year also fell asleep for no reason. Medical experts were unable to come up with a verified explanation, much less a “cure” or form of prevention. Naturally, some of those who suffer from this “condition” are terrified that they might die in their sleep.

Some of the “sleepers” have reported strange feelings of memory loss, vertigo and extreme nausea after waking from their sleep. Other symptoms even include hallucinations. In addition to all this, doctors have found that some of the people suffering from this ailment have suffered other health scares such as brain dysfunction and even strokes.

The sleeping villagers are not good for the economy, not only are their hours of work lost, but this fear is causing many people to leave the area. Radiation levels have been tested inn the area but nothing abnormal has been found. Ongoing investigations have yet to turn up any clues as to why this strange affliction has befallen the little village. In 2015, scientists found conclusive, they may provide one more clue in this mystery.

A. On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions:

1. What is strange about the village of Kalachi?
2. What are the effects of this ‘condition’ on the people?
3. How does Kalachi suffer due to these ‘sleep incidents’?

B. Find the word or group of words from the passage which mean the as follows:

1. Unable to explain or understand (paragraph – 1)
2. Perception of something that is not present (paragraph – 3)