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Practice Reading: Reading Fill in the Blanks ID: #50431 Sharing Dreams

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Sharing dreams may serve a . A study finds that describing the content of our dreams or nightmares – whether boring or truly bizarre – may function to people and groups together, and that listening and responding to the strange content of dreams can increase . It even proposes that dream-sharing helped the process of human self-domestication, where people evolved greater self-control and less aggressive .

act growth empathy purpose community tendencies bond

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Correct answer: purpose
Explanation: The word 'purpose' fits grammatically as a noun that serves as the subject complement in the sentence, explaining the reason for sharing dreams. It aligns contextually with the idea of sharing dreams having a specific function or goal.
Meaning: 'Purpose' refers to the reason for which something is done or created.
Wrong options:
community: The word 'community' is a noun that refers to a group of people, which does not fit the context of explaining the function of sharing dreams.
act: The word 'act' is a noun that refers to a deed or action, which does not appropriately describe the intended function of sharing dreams.
empathy: The word 'empathy' is a noun that refers to the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, which does not fit as a purpose for sharing dreams.
tendencies: The word 'tendencies' is a noun that refers to an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behavior, which does not relate to the purpose of sharing dreams.
bond: The word 'bond' is a noun that refers to a connection or relationship, which does not describe the overarching reason for sharing dreams.
growth: The word 'growth' is a noun that refers to an increase or development, which does not fit as a purpose for sharing dreams.
Correct answer: bond
Explanation: The word 'bond' is a verb that fits grammatically as it describes the action of forming connections between people. Contextually, it aligns with the idea of sharing dreams fostering relationships and connections among individuals.
Meaning: 'Bond' means to form a close connection or relationship with someone.
Wrong options:
community: The word 'community' is a noun that refers to a group of people, which does not fit as an action in this context.
act: The word 'act' is a noun that does not convey the action of connecting people, making it unsuitable here.
purpose: The word 'purpose' is a noun that refers to a reason for doing something, which does not fit as an action in this context.
empathy: The word 'empathy' is a noun that refers to understanding others' feelings, which does not describe an action of connecting people.
tendencies: The word 'tendencies' is a noun that refers to inclinations, which does not fit as an action in this context.
growth: The word 'growth' is a noun that refers to an increase or development, which does not convey the action of forming connections.
Correct answer: empathy
Explanation: The word 'empathy' fits grammatically as a noun that serves as the object of the verb 'increase.' Contextually, it aligns with the idea that sharing dreams can enhance the ability to understand and share the feelings of others.
Meaning: 'Empathy' refers to the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.
Wrong options:
community: The word 'community' is a noun that refers to a group of people, which does not fit as something that can be increased in this context.
act: The word 'act' is a noun that does not relate to the emotional understanding that can be enhanced through dream-sharing.
purpose: The word 'purpose' is a noun that refers to a reason for doing something, which does not fit as something that can be increased in this context.
tendencies: The word 'tendencies' is a noun that refers to inclinations, which does not fit as something that can be increased through dream-sharing.
bond: The word 'bond' is a noun that refers to a connection, which does not fit as something that can be increased in this context.
growth: The word 'growth' is a noun that refers to an increase or development, which does not fit as an emotional understanding that can be enhanced.
Correct answer: tendencies
Explanation: The word 'tendencies' fits grammatically as a noun that serves as the object of the phrase describing what is being reduced. Contextually, it aligns with the idea of sharing dreams leading to less aggressive behaviors, which are described as tendencies.
Meaning: 'Tendencies' refers to inclinations or habitual patterns of behavior.
Wrong options:
community: The word 'community' is a noun that refers to a group of people, which does not fit as something that can be reduced in this context.
act: The word 'act' is a noun that does not relate to behavioral patterns, making it unsuitable here.
purpose: The word 'purpose' is a noun that refers to a reason for doing something, which does not fit as something that can be reduced in this context.
empathy: The word 'empathy' is a noun that refers to understanding others' feelings, which does not fit as something that can be reduced in this context.
bond: The word 'bond' is a noun that refers to a connection, which does not fit as something that can be reduced in this context.
growth: The word 'growth' is a noun that refers to an increase or development, which does not fit as something that can be reduced.

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