You are asked to set the table. You notice it is set differently than how you normally set the table. What would you do?
Examples:ย ask how to set it properly, etc.
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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?
Size of the problem 1 or 2 (can handle on your own), answers may vary
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Your cousins are coming over for Thanksgiving. Last year, they played with your video game and broke it. You have a new game system, and you know they will ask to use it. What would you do?
Examples:ย suggest something else to do with them. Ask them to be really careful this time. Play with another game, etc.
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Idiom: I am so stuffed, I did not leave any room for dessert.
to feel very full after eating a lot of food.
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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?
Examples:ย compromise, take turns, let him/her watch the movie because they are younger, etc.
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baam
Lose 20 points!
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fairy
Take points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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baam
Lose 15 points!
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baam
Lose 10 points!
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magnet
Take 25 points!
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fairy
Take points!
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baam
Lose 10 points!
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thief
Give points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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fairy
Take points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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15
You want to keep your hat on during dinner. Your mom said you have to take it off. Size of the problem and solution.
Examples:ย small problem. Take the hat off during dinner and put it back on after.
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Idiom: I could not finish what was on my plate and my mom said "Oh my! your eyes were bigger than your stomach!"
expression used when somebody wants more food than he or she can eat or when they take more food than they could possibly finish
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Idiom: I was not very hungry and my grandma saw how little I ate for dinner. She said "you sure eat like a bird"
to eat a very small amount of something
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Your family is arguing about the best football team, it is starting to get heated. Your cousin walks outside and slams the door. What could you do?
Example: ask your family to talk about something else. Go outside and talk with your cousin, etc.
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Your grandma just got new glasses, she asks what you think of them. You think they are ugly. What could you say to her?
Example: tell her she always looks nice, ask if she likes them. Ask if she picked them out herself, etc.
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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.
Examples:ย find something else to do to keep yourself busy. You can politely ask "when are we going home?" when no one is around, etc.
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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?
Size of the problem 1 or 2, try something and see if you like it, see if there is anything else you could eat or wait till you get home.
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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?
Examples: say it tastes good or tell her its good, but it tastes a little different is this a new recipe, etc.