You let your cousin borrow a video game last Thanksgiving and he never returned it. Now he asked to borrow another one. Give a solution. What is the size of the problem?

Your mom asked you to keep an eye on the stove while she does the laundry. You smell a funny odor coming from the kitchen and see black smoke everywhere and fire from the oven. What is the size of this problem (scale of 1-5). Solution?

You cannot find the aisle the pie crust is located in and your mom is already in line. What is the size of the problem? What should you do?

You have been at the Thanksgiving celebration for a long time, and are getting bored. You want to go home, but the adults keep talking. They don't look like they are going to stop. Give a solution.

Idiom: Jim spilled the beans about the surprise Thanksgiving party his class was having. The teacher was upset. What does the phrase "spill the beans" mean?

You are hanging out with your younger cousins while your parents, aunts and uncles talk in the other room. Your little cousin wants to watch a movie, but you want to play a video game. What would you do and say?

Your uncle brings up an embarrassing story of you from when you were little. You feel upset and embarrassed, what could you do or say to get him to change the subject?

You are asked to set the table. You notice it is set differently than how you normally set the table. What would you do?

Idiom: I could not finish what was on my plate and my mom said "Oh my! your eyes were bigger than your stomach!"

Idiom: I am so stuffed, I did not leave any room for dessert.

Your grandma just got new glasses, she asks what you think of them. You think they are ugly. What could you say to her?

Your mom spent all day preparing the stuffing for Thanksgiving and when you tried it, it seemed that she was missing an ingredient. She asks you how it tastes, you want to be honest without hurting her feelings - what/how could you say?

You look at all of the food and think it all looks gross. You don't want to eat any of it. What would you do? What is the size of the problem?