For quotes, copy quote and explain what you think it means. For prompts,
simply respond, do not copy.
50 words each.
Term 1
1. "Don't bunt. Aim out of the ballpark."
2 "The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it."
3 "If evil is said about you and it is true correct it. If it is a lie,
laugh about it"
4 What is an invention you could not do without?
5 "An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a
calamity in every opportunity."
6 This week has been ...
7 "Try not to become a man of success but a man of value"
8 Describe a time when you were impassive about something but you wish you
hadn't been.
9 Is School spirit important to you? Why? Why not?
10. Describe a time when you were nervous. What happened?
11 What is the best/worst advice you have every recieved?
12 Why do you think some people don't exercise their right to
vote? Would you/Will you exercise yours? Why? Why not?
13 If you were president, what would you change? What laws would you pass?
14 What do you think of having a woman vice president?
15 Summarize the last movie you saw. Give your opinion of it.
16 "A good name is more desirable than riches."
17. What do you think makes a good friend?
18. What is your favorite month/time of year?
19. Do you think you conform to society? Are there certain beliefs/ideas
you do conform to and others you don't?
20. This week has been ...
21. Is it ever Okay to betray a friend? Why? Why not?
22. What is something you are afraid of?
23. Do you think there is too much violence on TV? Why? Why not?
Term 2
24. Today I feel ...
25. "It is good to have enemies because it means you have stood up for
something" Agree or disagree? Why? Example?
26. What is a quality about yourself that you dislike?
27. What is the best/worst present you have ever recieved?
28. "The man who makes mistakes doesn't usually make anything" True? Why?
29. If you could go back in time and experience a specific event what would
it be? Describe what it would be like.
30. Do you think some professions are paid too much and others are
overpaid? Examples?
31. It would be funny if ...
32. What would you do if something very important was stolen from you? Has
this ever happened before?
33. What is something very difficult that you have accomplished before?
Describe how you felt while you were in the process of doing it and how you
felt after.
34. What is something/someone that motivates you to do well?
35. Copy and complete the analogies:
Find is to lose ad construct is to __________.
Find is to locate as feign is to _________.
Pain is to pane as weigh is to _________.
Bring is to brought as sing is to __________.
Choices: pretend, sang, demolish, way
36. "You must be the change you wish to see in the world" What would you
like to see changed? How could you do it?
37. Copy and complete the analogies:
Dwelling is to igloo as hammer is to _____.
Earache is to painful as jester is to _________.
Grill is to fry as harvest is to _________.
Pass is to fail as harmonious is to _________.
Choices: pick, tool, joking, discordant.
38. What are your plans when you get out of high school?
39. This week has been ...
40. "Optimism is the quality more associated with success and happiness
than any other."
41. "Begin with the end in mind"
42. What is something that happened recently that made you laugh?
43. List your top 5 possessions. Describe 1
44. This week has been ....
45. "To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first"
46. Where are some places you have traveled? Which is your favorite? Some
places you would like to travel?
47. "Our attitudes control our lives. It is important that we know how to
control them"
48. "There is no education like adversity"
49. "A man can smile and smile and be a villain"
50. Describe a time when rumors were flying. Did you add to them or try to
dispel them?
51. Describe a time when you or someone you know was judged unfairly.
52. Describe a time when you or someone you know was on a "power trip"
53. Describe a time when you gave up something important for someone.
