1.  You are a student.  The teacher is teaching a lesson about algebraic equations.  The teacher writes the following equation on the board:  2x + 5 = 10, and then asks the class to solve the equation.  You write the equation down, and have a question on how to solve it.  Do you raise your hand immediately and ask the teacher, or do you evaluate the equation, and then if you still can't solve it, then raise your hand?  Why?

2.  You are a student.  Your teacher assigns an essay for you to write in class.  She asks you to pick either a short story or a poem.  Which would you select.  Why?

3.  You are a volunteer.  You are volunteering for a project in a remote location in a country in South East Asia.  You live in a tree house and just finished your last can of food for lunch.  What will you eat for dinner?

4.  You are a scientist.  You recently invented a __________.  What does it do?  Why did you invent this?  

5.  You are traveler.  You are on an adventure voyage around the world.  Where is your first stop?  What will you do there?  How will you travel to your next destination.

6.  You are a business owner.  You have a ________ business.  What does your business do?  How many employees do you have?  Where is your business located?  How old is your business?  What are the advantages and disadvantages of your business?

7.  You are an advisor.  The client asks you to assess their budget.  You see that the company's expenditures are more than its profit.  What do you recommend that the client do?