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Sleep – Age 11-14

Sleep powers your mood, memory, and energy. This quiz explores why rest matters, what affects good sleep, and simple habits that help you wake up refreshed.

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Fascinating Fact:

During puberty, body clocks often shift later, so many teenagers naturally feel sleepy later in the evening.

In PSHE Health Education, learning about sleep helps you understand how your body and brain recover overnight. Good sleep supports concentration, emotions, and physical health, and it can be improved with practical routines and healthy choices.

Key Terms

Circadian rhythm: Your body’s daily pattern that helps you feel awake in the daytime and tired at night.
Sleep routine: Regular habits before bed, like calming down and going to sleep at a similar time.
Sleep quality: How well you sleep, including how easily you fall asleep and how rested you feel afterwards.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How many hours of sleep should an 11 to 14 year old get?

Many young people aged 11 to 14 function best with about 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night. The right amount can vary, but you should usually wake up feeling rested.

Why do I feel tired in school even if I went to bed early?

You can feel tired if your sleep was broken, you woke up often, or you did not get enough deep sleep. Stress, illness, screens late at night, and irregular bedtimes can also affect how rested you feel.

What are some good sleep habits for teenagers?

Helpful habits include keeping a steady bedtime and wake time, avoiding caffeine in the late afternoon and evening, putting screens away before bed, and having a calm wind-down routine.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Which of these in NOT a symptom of sleep deprivation?

Snoring

Memory loss

Lack of motivation

Short temper

Not getting enough sleep is bad for our minds and our bodies. It can also cause high blood pressure, weaker immune systems, and headaches

2 .

Which of these would NOT keep somebody awake at night?

Worry or stress

A regular routine

Coffee or cola

Screen time before bed

Stress is a major cause of insomnia, while caffeine in coffee and cola actually wakes us up. Screen time can stop us sleeping too, as it fools the body into thinking it is morning

3 .

Is it a good idea to catch up on sleep over the weekend?

Yes – weekend sleep is more important sleep in the week

No – the weekend is wasted if you sleep through it

Yes – the extra sleep makes up for what was lost

No – it is better to stick to a routine

Sleeping in may make you feel like you’ve caught up on lost sleep. However, it confuses your body making it harder to sleep when Monday comes around. It’s much better to go to bed and get up at the same time every day

4 .

When we dream our eyes dart about beneath our eyelids. What three-letter term do we call this?

RAM

REM

RIM

ROM

REM stands for Rapid Eye Movement. It MAY be caused by our eyes following the images in our dreams, but we don’t know for sure

5 .

Who needs the most sleep?

A baby

A child

A teenager

An adult

New-born babies need around 17 hours sleep a day to help with their brain development. The amount we need gets lower as we get older. Most adults need between 6-8 hours per night

6 .

People who get enough sleep are better at learning. Why is this?

Because they can remember things better

Because they can think more clearly

Because they can concentrate better

All of the above

Research shows that tired children don’t do as well in school as they could. As well as the reasons given above they may also have worse attendance records due to health, and worse behaviour due to irritability

7 .

How many teenagers get enough sleep per night?

About half of them

About two-thirds of them

About three-quarters of them

About nine-tenths of them

Studies show that the number of teenagers who get enough sleep is falling. In 1991 it was 72% but by 2012 had fallen to 63%

8 .

How much sleep does an average 13-year-old need per night?

7 hours

8 hours

9 hours

10 hours

The actual amount of sleep required varies from person to person. But the average for a 13-year-old is about 9 hours. Do you get that much sleep?

9 .

Why do we dream?

To cement our memories

To rehearse possible futures

To process our feelings

Nobody knows

Scientists are still researching dreams. There are many theories as to why we need to dream, but none have yet been proven. All we do know is that dreams are an important part of sleep.

10 .

What is the longest time anybody has gone without sleeping?

5 days

11 days

3 weeks

A month

The world record is 11 days and 25 minutes. During this time the record holder experienced moodiness, problems with concentration, short term memory loss, paranoia, and hallucinations. Clearly we need sleep

Author: Graeme Haw