@} oe SU PROMPTS US ea eee ome LeyIF YOU COULD HAVE A SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE? How would you use it? IF YOU COULD HAVE YOUR OWN THEME SONG, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? WHAT WAS THE BEST VACATION YOU EVER TOOK? WOULD YOU RATHER TIME TRAVEL FORWARD, OR TIME TRAVEL BACK? THINK OF THE MOST RECENT, WEIRDEST DREAM YOU’VE HAD. Make that dream into a story. IF YOU ARE AN ONLY CHILD, WHAT WOULD YOUR LIFE BE LIKE WITH SIBLINGS? Ifyou have siblings, what would your life be like as an only child? IF YOU COULD INSTANTLY KNOW ANOTHER LANGUAGE, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? DO YOU THINK THAT ALIENS EXIST? If so, why? Ifnot, why not? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A LIVE SPORTING EVENT? What was it like there? Describe how you felt watching the game. ARE THERE ANY SONGS THAT REMIND YOU OF SPECIAL OCCASIONS? (holidays, school dances, summer time?) What are they and what do they remind you of? IMAGINE YOU HAVE AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF MONEY TO SPEND ON OTHER PEOPLE'S CHRISTMAS GIFTS. How would you spend it? IF YOU COULD VISIT A PLANET IN OUTER SPACE, WOULD YOU? WHAT WAS THE WORST VACATION YOU EVER TOOK? why? WRITE A FAKE NEWS STORY WITH THE HEADLINE, “MAN EATS 20 LIGHT BULBS, AND ASKS FOR MORE” IF YOU HAD TO EAT ONE THING, AND ONE THING ONLY, FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD IT BE? IF YOU COULD CHOOSE ANY NAME IN THE WORLD, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? WRITE A STORY FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF A PERSON WHO JUST WOKE UP FROM A 20 YEAR COMA. IF YOU COMBINE TWO POPULAR SPORTS AND MAKE A BRAND NEW SPORT, WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE? IF YOU COULD MEET ANY PERSON LIVING IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY? IF YOU COULD CHANGE YOUR ROOM AT HOME IN ANY WAY, REGARDLESS. OF MONEY, HOW WOULD YOU CHANGE IT? IF YOU SAW SOMEONE STEALING SOMETHING FROM A STORE, WOULD YOU REPORT IT? Why or why not? WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST MEMORY, AND WHY DOES IT STAND OUT? IF YOU COULD BE ANYONE FOR A DAY, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO BE AND WHY? IF YOU COULD BE A FLY ON A WALL IN ANY ROOM, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Who would be in that room? WERE YOU AFRAID OF MONSTERS UNDER YOUR BED WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER? If so, what did you imagine? WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS? (think college, job, city) How about 50? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAD AN ELEPHANT AS A PET? What about an alligator? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL, AND WHY? What memories does it bring up? IF YOU COULD MEET ANY PERSON DECEASED, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY? DESCRIBE WHAT YOU THINK A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CARNIVAL WORKER WOULD BE LIKE.IMAGINE YOU ARE A CHEF. WHAT TYPE OF RESTAURANT WOULD YOU OPEN AND WHY? USE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS TO BUILD A SHORT STORY: THE NUMBER 12, SKYSCRAPER, CELL PHONE COME UP WITH A FABLE ABOUT HOW ORCAS (KILLER WHALES) GOT TO BE BLACK AND WHITE. HOW OLD DO YOU THINK THE OLDEST PERSON LIVING IS? What advice could he or she offer you? IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR (SCHOOL YEAR), WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? IMAGINE YOU WORK FOR AN ICE CREAM COMPANY. What flavor would you invent and what creative name would you give it? FINISH THIS SENTENCE AND ELABORATE, “IF COWS COULD BE MILKED FOR ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN MILK, | WOULD HAVE THEM GIVE...” DO YOU HAVE ANY EXTENDED RELATIVES LIKE AUNTS, UNCLES, OR COUSINS? Are they like you or do they look like you? THINK ABOUT GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY. Ifsomeone came up with a myth about you, what would it be like? THINK OF SANTA’S REINDEER, AND COME UP WITH ALL NEW, MODERN NAMES FOR THEM. Explain your choices. IF YOU HAD THE ABILITY TO HEAR PEOPLE’S THOUGHTS, WOULD YOU LISTEN IN? IF YOU COULD BE AN INSECT FOR A DAY, WHAT KIND WOULD YOU BE? Why? HAVE YOU EVER EATEN RAW FISH? WOULD YOU IF YOU COULD? Why or why not? WRITE A STORY FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF A BEAR WHO LIVES AND PERFORMS IN A CIRCUS. FINISH THIS SENTENCE AND ELABORATE, “IF | COULD PICK ANY SUBJECT FOR AN ELECTIVE, | WOULD CHOOSE...” HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN A ROLLER COASTER? If so, describe how you felt on the ride? Ifnot, why haven't you ridden one? Would you if you could? IMAGINE YOU ARE GIVEN AN ANCIENT MAP LEADING TO BURIED TREASURE. Build a story based around your adventures hunting for that treasure. What kind of treasure would it end up being? HAVE YOU EVER DONE SOMETHING THAT YOU REGRET? Whatis it, in vague terms, and what did you leam from that experience? IF YOU COULD HAVE A PARK ALL YOUR OWN, WHAT WOULD BE IN IT AND WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? IF YOU COULD TRAVEL TO ANY PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD IT BE? IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE A STUDENT IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY. Let's say China. What do you think your day-to-day life be like? DO YOU LIKE THUNDERSTORMS? Why or why not? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON AN AIRPLANE? If so, did you like it? Ifnot, do you think you would like it? IF YOU COULD TRAVEL BACK IN TIME ONE YEAR, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE YOURSELF? IF YOU STARTED A ROCK BAND, WHAT WOULD BE THE NAME OF YOUR GROUP AND WHY? IF GEORGE WASHINGTON AND BARACK OBAMA COULD MEET, WHAT WOULD THEY TALK ABOUT? (‘John Macdonald and Stephen Harper) FINISH AND EXPAND ON THIS SENTENCE, “I WAS GOING TO FINISH MY HOMEWORK, BUT...” Be creative as possible! DESCRIBE WHAT A DAY IN THE LIFE OF YOUR TEACHER MIGHT BE LIKE. IF YOU COULD ACQUIRE ANY SKILL RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? DESCRIBE WHAT GRASS IS LIKE WITHOUT USING THE WORD ‘GREEN’.DESCRIBE WHAT SNOW IS LIKE WITHOUT USING THE WORD ‘COLD’. IF YOU HAD TO LIVE IN ONE ANIMAL CAGE AT THE ZOO, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE, AND WHY? HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THE MOST EXPENSIVE PIECE OF JEWELRY IN THE WORLD COST? What do you think that jewelry looks like? WHY DO YOU THINK SPIDERS SCARE SO MANY PEOPLE? How do you think spiders feel about this? IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND RELIVE ONE YEAR OF YOUR LIFE, WHICH ONE WOULD IT BE? IF YOU ARE A BOY, IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE A GIRL FOR A DAY. If you are a girl, imagine that you are a boy. What would be different about that day? WRITE A SHORT STORY BASED ON THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO: TWO MEN ARE AT A TRAIN STATION WAITING FOR THEIR TRAIN TO ARRIVE. They begin to chat and realize they have the same name, birthday and even the same dog. IMAGINE BEING STRANDED ON A DESERTED ISLAND. What would you miss most? IF YOU COULD ONLY CHOOSE BETWEEN BRUSHING YOUR HAIR AND BRUSHING YOUR TEETH ONE MORNING, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE? How would your classmates feel about that? WOULD YOU EVER SKYDIVE OR BUNGEE JUMP? Why or why not? HOW MANY DAYS DO YOU THINK IT WOULD TAKE SOMEONE TO WALK AROUND THE EARTH (ASSUMING THEY COULD OVER WATER)? Why did you come to this number? DESCRIBE HOW YOU DECORATE YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE OR YOUR HOUSE FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. WHAT IS YOUR DREAM VACATION? Do you think you'll ever get to go there? WRITE A STORY FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF A PUPPY WHO HAS. JUST BEEN GIVEN TO A WILD AND OVERLY LOVING LITTLE GIRL. IMAGINE THAT YOU COULD EITHER HAVE THE ABILITY TO FLY OR BREATHE UNDERWATER. Which would you choose and why? WHAT |S YOUR FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK AND WHY? COME UP WITH A FABLE ABOUT WHY SQUIRRELS HAVE SUCH FURRY TAILS. IMAGINE YOU ARE BEING SHIPPED OFF TO THE NORTH POLE FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. You can only bring three things with you to keep you entertained What would those be? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO THE OCEAN? What was it like? What was your favorite and least favorite thing about the ocean? IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB IN THE WORLD, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE IT? WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO YOUR TOWN IF ANIMALS FROM A TRAVELING CIRCUS ESCAPED IN IT? WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR CHILDREN (OR GRANDCHILDREN) WILL BE LIKE? IF YOU COULD PERFECTLY FREEZE ANY MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE, WHICH MOMENT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? IF YOU COULD ONLY WEAR ONE PAIR OF SHOES FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT KIND WOULD THEY BE AND WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE THEM? FINISH THIS SENTENCE AND ELABORATE, “IF | WERE PRESIDENT FOR A DAY, ONE LAW I WOULD PASS: WOULD BE...” WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK AND WHY? IF YOU HAD A MILLION DOLLARS TO OPEN A BUSINESS, WHAT KIND WOULD YOU OPEN? Where would you open it? HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE TALLER OR SHORTER? Why? How would that change your daily routine? WOULD YOU RATHER BE STRANDED IN THE DESERT OR IN THE ARCTIC? Why? DESCRIBE WHAT YOU THINK A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER WOULD BE LIKE.WHAT IF THERE WAS ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT UNTIL THE EARTH DISAPPEARED. What would you do that one week? WRITE A SHORT ADVERTISEMENT/COMMERCIAL ABOUT BRUSSEL SPROUTS. Remember, your job is to sell the vegetable! THINK OF A POPULAR FAIRYTALE AND CHANGE THE ENDING TO IT. How would that affect the story? THINK OF ONE SKILL YOU ARE GOOD AT (COOKING, PLAYING GUITAR, DANCING). Write short 5-10 step How To manual telling people how to master that skill. IMAGINE THAT YOUR BEST FRIEND MOVED AWAY TOMORROW. What would you miss most about him or her? IF YOU COULD ONLY EVER STAND UP OR LAY DOWN YOUR WHOLE LIFE, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY? WHAT IS THE MOST ANNOYING SOUND YOU'VE EVER HEARD? Where did it come from, and why was itso annoying? IF YOU COULD MEET YOUR FAVORITE MUSICIAN, WHAT IS THE ONE QUESTION YOU WOULD ASK HIM OR HER? What do you think their answer would be like? HAVE YOU EVER BROKEN A BONE? If so, what was it like? If not, what do you think itis like? IMAGINE THAT YOU TRAVEL TO PLUTO AND MEET AN ALIEN LIVING THERE. What would they look like and how would you communicate? WHAT DO YOU THINK A SCHOOL DAY IN THE 1800S WAS LIKE? Would you like it? IF YOU COULD LOOK OUT YOUR BEDROOM WINDOW AND HAVE ANY SCENERY IN THE WORLD, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM OR DAD WAS LIKE WHEN THEY WERE YOUR AGE? WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE HAVE PETS? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WOKE UP TOMORROW MORNING AND WERE MISSING ALL YOUR CLOTHES? What would you wear to school? IMAGINE YOU FIND A SECRET DOOR IN THE BACK OF YOUR CLASSROOM. Where would that door lead, and would you go inside? USE THE FOLLOWING WORDS TO BUILD A SHORT STORY: CONSTRUCTION WORKER, A FLYING PIG, AND A BEACH. WRITE A SHORT STORY TITLED “THE TALKING BANANA” IF YOU COULD BE CHARACTER IN ANY MOVIE, WHO WOULD YOU BE? IMAGINE MAGICALLY SWAPPING ROLES WITH YOUR MOM OR DAD FOR A DAY. What would your day be like? WHAT DO YOU THINK A SCHOOL DAY IN THE YEAR 2200 WILL BE LIKE? DESCRIBE HOW YOU WOULD EAT TODAY'S LUNCH IF YOU HAD NO HANDS. WRITE A FUNNY AND CREATIVE EULOGY FOR THE DINNER YOU ATE LAST NIGHT. WRITE A STORY FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF A TURKEY THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING. IF YOU EVER COME UP WITH A PROBLEM, WHETHER WITH SCHOOL WORK OR IN LIFE, WHOM DO YOU TURN TO FOR ADVICE? Why do you trust them? WRITE A STORY THAT ENDS WITH THE LINE “AND THAT’S HOW | GOT MY HEAD STUFF IN THE END OF A TURKEY.” DO YOU READ YOUR HOROSCOPE DAILY? If so, why do you read it? Ifnot, why not? WHAT IS THE BEST NEWS YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED? IF ANY ACTOR OR ACTRESS COULD PLAY YOU IN A MOVIE ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WHO WOULD IT BE? COME UP WITH A FABLE ABOUT WHY THE GIRAFFE HAS SUCH A LONG NECK.IMAGINE COMING HOME AND FINDING A DRAGON IN YOUR HOUSE. What would you do? Would you keep it? What would you feed it? THINK OF ANY WELL-KNOWN FAIRYTALE. Re-tell the story with the roles of the protagonist and antagonist switched (ex Snow White is the mean one, the Stepmother is nice and caring). WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU WOKE UP TOMORROW MORNING AND HAD NO VOICE? How would you communicate? THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO WAS WHEN YOU WERE 2 OR 3 YEARS OLD, AND COMPARE IT TO WHAT YOUR FAVORITE THING IS NOW. WHAT MOVIE THAT ISN'T ALREADY IN 3D WOULD MAKE FOR A GREAT 3D FILM? Why? IF YOU WANTED TO FLY, WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO BE A BUTTERFLY, BAT, OR EAGLE? Why? WRITE A SHORT STORY WITH THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO: A MAN IN A WHEELCHAIR WHO HASN’T WALKED IN 20 YEARS, SUDDENLY JUMPS OUT OF THE CHAIR AND BEGINS DANCING. WRITE A SHORT STORY THAT BEGINS WITH “I CAN’T TAKE IT ANY MORE! | have to tell you that...” WHAT IS ONE THING PEOPLE COMPLIMENT YOU THE MOST ON? WHAT |S THE BEST THING YOU’VE LEARNED ABOUT YOURSELF THIS YEAR? IMAGINE WAKING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND HEARING A LITTLE VOICE CALL YOUR NAME FROM THE CLOSET. Write a story over what you would do next. WRITE A STORY FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF SECRET SERVICE BODY GUARD. WRITE A SHORT HOW TO MANUAL, ABOUT HOW TO BE A GOOD FRIEND. IF YOU HAD TO LIVE ALL THE TIME IN THE SUMMER, OR ALL THE TIME IN THE WINTER, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE, AND WHY? NAME THREE THINGS YOU REALLY LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF, AND ONE THING YOU ARE HOPING TO IMPROVE ON. What can you do to improve on that? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN REALLY SCARED OR NERVOUS TO DO SOMETHING, BUT HAD TO DO IT ANYWAYS? WRITE A STORY THAT USES THE SAYING “HINDSIGHT REALLY IS 20/20”. WHO IS THE MOST INTERESTING PERSON YOU'VE EVER MET? Tell all about him or her. HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE INVISIBLE? Why? NAME SOMETHING THAT REALLY GROSSES YOU OUT (SPIDERS, DIRT, ETC). Why do you think it makes you feel that way? WHO MAKES YOU LAUGH THE MOST? Why does this person do that to you? IF YOU COULD HAVE A DINOSAUR AS A PET, WHAT WOULD HIS OR HER NAME BE? Where would you keep it? What would you do to entertain him? DO YOU HAVE A BABY BROTHER OR SISTER, COUSIN OR NEIGHBOR? What do you think the baby girl or boy thinks about all day? USE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS TO BUILD A SHORT STORY: ANTARCTICA, NUCLEAR MISSILE, BUBBLE GUM, IDENTICAL TWINS WHAT KIND OF MUSIC MAKES YOU REALLY HAPPY AND WHY? DO YOU THINK THAT PEOPLE HAVE GUARDIAN ANGELS? IF YOU RAN AWAY AND JOINED THE CIRCUS, WHICH ACT WOULD YOU PERFORM? IMAGINE YOU PUT ONE QUARTER A DAY INTO A JAR. Atthe end of the year you would have over $90. How would you spend that money? DO YOU THINK THERE WILL EVER BE FLYING CARS? Why or why not? How would flying cars work or not work? DO YOU HAVE A BAD HABIT? Whats it, and how can you tryto stop doing that bad habit?IF YOU COULD ASK ONE QUESTION TO THE PRESIDENT/PRIME MINISTER, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Would he be happyor upset with the question? Why do you want to know the answer? WRITE A FAKE NEWS STORY WITH THE HEADLINES, “COWS SEEN FLYING OVER GERMANY: NO ONE ACTS IMPRESSED” WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY? How do you celebrate it? IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IF ALIENS VISITED EARTH. What would it be like if those aliens looked like ducks? WRITE A SHORT STORY BASED ON THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO: THREE MEN ARE STARING INTO A HOLE IN THE GROUND WITH AMAZEMENT. itis raining and they are getting soaking wet, but don't seem to mind. USE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS TO BUILD A SHORT STORY: HIGHWAY REST STOP, ONE OLD SNEAKER, STRAY CAT, BEAUTY QUEEN WHAT IF YOU SHOWED UP TO SCHOOL, AND LIKE A BAD NIGHTMARE, YOU WERE ONLY WEARING UNDERWEAR? What would happen? WRITE A STORY THAT ENDS IN THE LINE, “AND THAT IS HOW | ENDED UP RIDING A HORSE TO SCHOOL!” WHY DO YOU THINK YOUR PARENTS NAMED YOU LIKE THEY DID? IF YOU COULD BE MAYOR OF YOUR TOWN, WHAT WOULD YOU RENAME IT AS, AND WHY? DESCRIBE WHAT A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN AIRLINE PILOT MIGHT BE LIKE. WHAT IS THE SCARIEST MOVIE YOU HAVE EVER SEEN? Did you like watching it? WHAT BIRTHDAY WAS THE BEST BIRTHDAY YOU CAN REMEMBER? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAD AN IDENTICAL TWIN? Ifyou are a twin, what would it be like without your sibling? WHAT IS ONE SPECIAL SKILL THAT YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO LEARN? Why? (playing the piano, sewing, cooking) WHAT IS ONE COUNTRY YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO VISIT? Whatis one country you don't want to visit? Why? WHAT ARE YOU MOST THANKFUL FOR IN LIFE? HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SOMEONE GET BULLIED OR PICKED ON AT SCHOOL? HOW DID YOU FEEL? Did you react in anyway? Why or why not? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE TO BE YOUR TEACHER FOR A DAY? DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS? Why or why not? Have you ever seen a ghost? HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SECRET ADMIRER? Ifyou were secretly admiring someone, how would you get their attention? THINK OF THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED. What upset you and how did it end in tears? IF MONEY WAS NOT AN ISSUE, WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST BIRTHDAY PARTY EVER? WHAT KIND OF FOODS WOULD BE GOOD TO EAT IN SPACE? Which foods would not be good or easy to eat in space? Why? FINISH THIS SENTENCE AND ELABORATE, “ONE THING | WOULD TELL MY GREAT, GREAT GRANDCHILDREN IS...” COME UP WITH A FABLE EXPLAINING WHY ELEPHANTS HAVE JUST LONG TRUNKS. HOW DO YOU THINK YOUR PET WOULD DESCRIBE YOUR HOUSE? THINK UP A REALLY CLEVER EXCUSE AS TO WHY YOU DIDN’T DO YOUR HOMEWORK LAST NIGHT (EX: MY DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK...BUT MORE CREATIVE) WHAT WOULD YOU DO IT YOU WERE TO BE YOUR PRINCIPAL/HEADMASTER FOR A DAY? HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD DO YOU THINK HAVE YOUR EXACT NAME? How did you come to this conclusion?HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN A REALLY BAD GIFT FROM SOMEONE BUT HAD TO PRETEND YOU LIKED IT? Tell all about what happened when you opened it IF YOUR PET COULD TALK, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD SAY? IF BATMAN HAD TO FIGHT SPIDERMAN, WHO WOULD WIN AND WHY? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT CHRISTMAS? Whatis your least favorite? WHAT IS ONE THING YOU ARE REALLY, REALLY FAST AT? How about something else that takes you a long time to complete? WRITE ABOUT A FUN FAMILY TRADITION THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DO. (think about holidays, or special occasions) IF YOU COULD INVENT A NEW KIND OF REMOTE FOR YOUR TV, WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE? What all would it feature? IF YOUR COUCH COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY? WRITE A STORY INCORPORATING THE SAYING “AS COOL AS A CUCUMBER”. WRITE A FAKE NEWS STORY WITH THE HEADLINE, “GIANT OCTOPUS BECOMES MAYOR OF NEW YORK” WRITE A LETTER TO YOURSELF IN THE PAST, GIVING HINTS OR ENCOURAGEMENTS ALONG THE WAY. IMAGINE THAT YOU WERE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH AND FOUND A MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE. Write a story about what the message read and who sentit. WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY BOTHERED YOU THIS WEEK? Why did it make you feel this way? PICK SOMETHING OUT IN THE ROOM THAT IS RED. Write a short story about that object. WHAT HOBBIES DO YOU LIKE MOST AFTER SCHOOL? Would you like to start anynew hobbies? IMAGINE FINDING A VERY OLD BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH IN THE ATTIC AND SEEING YOUR FACE IN THE PHOTO. Build a story over what you would do next. WRITE A SHORT STORY TITLED “HOW | BECAME PRESIDENT FOR A DAY”. IF SOMEONE ASKED YOU TO MARRY THEM TODAY, WOULD YOU SAY YES? Why or why not? IF YOU COULD INVENT A GREAT DEVICE THAT WOULD HELP ALL OF MANKIND, WHAT WOULD IT BE? What all would it do? IF YOU COULD TEACH YOUR PET ANY TRICK IN THE BOOK, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? HOW ARE YOU LIKE YOUR PARENTS? How are you different? WHAT DO YOU THINK IS ON THE RICHEST PERSON IN THE WORLD'S CHRISTMAS LIST? Why do you think those items are on there? DESCRIBE A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A HOLLYWOOD STUNT DOUBLE. WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU GOT LOCKED IN THE MALL ALL NIGHT LONG? Write a short story over all the things you would do in there. WRITE A STORY THAT STARTS WITH THE LINE “AS THE HAND SLOWLY CAME OUT OF THE GRAVE, | COULD SEE THAT IT WAS HOLDING A...” WHAT IF YOU CAME TO SCHOOL ONE DAY AND NONE OF THE TEACHERS WERE THERE? What would you do? DESCRIBE A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PASTRY CHEF IN PARIS. IF YOU COULD TAKE A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD FOR FREE, HOW WOULD YOU TRAVEL AND WHY? HOW WOULD YOUR LIFE BE DIFFERENT IF YOU WOKE UP TOMORROW BLIND? What would you miss seeing or doing the most? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WOKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND YOU HEARD SOMEONE TRYING TO. BREAK INTO YOUR HOUSE?WRITE A SALES PITCH STARTING WITH THE LINE: “YOU TOO CAN BE A MILLIONAIRE IN THESE THREE EASY STEPS” WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN IF A BIG HOLLYWOOD ACTOR CAME TO YOUR SCHOOL FOR A DAY? WHAT IS YOUR SUNDAY ROUTINE? How do you think itis different from other people's routines? WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WANT TO DO BUT HAVEN'T DONE YET? Whats one thing you will never do? DOES YOU FAMILY HAVE A STORY THEY TELL AT EVERY HOLIDAY OR GET TOGETHER (LIKE A FUNNY STORY ABOUT A FAMILY MEMBER, OR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AT ONE GATHERING?). Tell your family’s story. IF YOU COULD WRITE A BOOK ABOUT ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE ON? Would be an instructional manual, a novel, or a non-fiction book? WRITE A SHORT STORY THAT ENDS WITH THE LINE, “AND THAT IS WHY! ALMOST PEED IN MY PANTS LAUGHING SO HARD!” IF YOU AND SOMEONE ELSE WERE THE LAST PEOPLE ON EARTH, WHO WOULD YOU WANT IT TO BE AND WHY? IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE ON A SHIP IN THE 1800S SAILING FROM EUROPE TO NORTH AMERICA. What would it be like on that ship? Are you scared or nervous or excited? WRITE A STORY ABOUT TWO BLIND PEOPLE MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME. What would that be like? IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF CREATURES YOU MIGHT FIND IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DEEPEST OCEAN. Why are theyliving there? WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE ACTIVITIES ON A RAINY DAY? WRITE A LETTER TO SOMEONE 1000 YEARS IN THE FUTURE. BEGIN A SHORT STORY WITH THE LINE: “| FELT THE CREATURE BREATHING ON MY NECK AS | LAID THERE PERFECTLY STILL” IMAGINE HOW AN ASTRONAUT FEELS THE NIGHT BEFORE A SHUTTLE LAUNCH. Whats going through his mind? TELL ABOUT YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT. Looking back now, how could you have stopped it from happening? COME UP WITH A FABLE OF HOW THE KANGAROO GOT ITS POUCH. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THE SUN NEVER CAME UP ONE MORNING? Imagine an entire dayin the dark. IF YOUR CAR (OR YOUR PARENTS’ CAR) COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY? WRITE A SHORT STORY USING THE SAYING “DO AS I SAY, NOT AS | DO” WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE THE LAST PERSON LEFT ON EARTH? FINISH THIS SENTENCE AND ELABORATE, “IF | HAD ONE EXTRA HOUR A DAY TO DO ANYTHING, I WOULD...” IMAGINE GOING CAMPING IN THE WILDERNESS AND ANIMALS STEAL ALL YOUR FOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. What do you do the next morming? WOULD YOU SPEND A NIGHT IN THE JUNGLE ALL ALONE? What could happen in there? WRITE A STORY FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF A COCKROACH THAT SURVIVED A NUCLEAR WINTER. WHAT IF YOU COULD BE LIKE KING MIDAS AND TURN EVERYTHING TO GOLD WITH A SINGLE TOUCH. Would you want or like this ability? DESCRIBE THE WEIRDEST AND WILDEST DAY YOU HAVE EVER HAD. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THE SUN STAYED UP ALL NIGHT? Imagine an entire day of sunshine. IMAGINE THAT YOUR PET DOG JUST GAVE BIRTH TO A LITTER OF 18 PUPPIES! What would you do with all those pups? HOW WOULD YOU EXPLAIN THE INTERNET TO SOMEONE IN THE 1500S?DOES YOUR SCHOOL GO YEAR ROUND? What would it be like if it went the entire year? WHAT IS THE ONE JUNK FOOD YOU COULDN'T ‘LIVE’ WITHOUT? Explain why you love this food so much. IF YOU HAD A CHOICE, WOULD YOU RATHER BE LEFT ALONE OR INA GROUP OF FRIENDS? DO YOU EVER TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO SIT QUIETLY AND THINK ABOUT THE DAY? Maybe you lie in bed and think. What do you think about when reflecting on the day? IF THERE WERE A TALENT SHOW BEING HELD TOMORROW AND YOU HAD TO PERFORM, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO DO? WHY DO YOU THINK DIFFERENT SCHOOLS HAVE DIFFERENT RULES FOR STUDENTS (UNIFORMS, ID TAGS, ETC)? IF YOU WON AN ALL-EXPENSES PAID VACATION FOR YOU AND THREE GUESTS, WHO WOULD YOU TAKE WITH YOU AND WHY? IF YOU COULD CHOOSE ANY ERA IN HISTORY TO LIVE IN, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY? (Renaissance, ancient Greece, Industrialism, etc) IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE A LAWYER DEFENDING A CLIENT THAT YOU KNOW) = WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU FOUND IS GUILTY. How do you think you would feel throughout the trial? What if he got out of his charge because of you? DO YOU LIKE REALITY TV SHOWS? Why do you think they are so popular? Whatis it about watching someone's daily routines thatis so interesting? DESCRIBE A PROUD MOMENT YOU HAD RECENTLY. Why did your actions make you feel that way? IF YOU HAD TO GIVE UP THE INTERNET FOR ONE MONTH, COULD YOU DO IT? Why or why not? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN HOMESICK? If so, tell when and why? And if not, why do you think it doesn't affect you? DO YOU LIKE SNOW? Do you think it is pretty or think itis annoying? DO YOU LIKE THE OUTDOORS? Why or why not? GLOBAL WARMING IS A POPULAR TOPIC, BUT INSTEAD, WRITE A SHORT FICTION STORY ON GLOBAL COOLING. WRITE A SHORT FICTIONAL STORY ABOUT YOUR LONG LOST, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT AUNT DYING AND LEAVING YOU A SMALL FORTUNE IN INHERITANCE, WRITE A SHORT STORY ABOUT YOU AND A FRIEND TRYING TO BREAK A WORLD RECORD IN SOMETHING (ANYTHING}). A BAG OF MONEY LYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD? WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE IF THERE WERE NO ELECTRICITY OF EARTH FOR ONE FULL DAY? FINISH THIS SENTENCE AND ELABORATE: “I WISH THAT | COULD...., BECAUSE.....” COULD YOU GIVE UP THE INTERNET FOR ONE MONTH FOR $1007 ifnot, why not, and how much would it take you to give itup? WRITE A SHORT STORY WITH THE FOLLOWING SETTING: A MAN IS SITTING ON A PARK BENCH READING THE DAILY NEWS. Unbeknownstto him, a pack of 100 squirrels are slowly surrounding him DESCRIBE YOUR SELF IN 5 ADJECTIVES. Explain why you picked those adjectives DO YOU THINK THAT VIDEO GAMES. ARE TOO VIOLENT FOR KIDS THESE DAYS? DO YOU THINK PROPER TABLE MANNERS ARE IMPORTANT? How about when you are eating alone at home? How about on a date? HOW DO YOU THINK YOUR LIFE WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF YOU WERE BORN 5 YEARS EARLIER? How about 50 years earlier? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART IN OR AROUND YOUR HOUSE? What do you do there? Whyis itso special? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU FOUND A BAG OF MONEY LYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH SOMEONE’S CONTACT INFORMATION INSIDE? WHEN YOU ARE BORED, WHAT DO YOU DO TO ENTERTAIN YOURSELF?WHAT ARE SOME IDEAS YOU COULD IMPLEMENT TO HELP YOUR SCHOOL/TOWN WITH LITTERING? WRITE A STORY THAT ENDS WITH THE LINE, “AND THAT IS WHY CURIOUS GEORGE ISN’T SO CURIOUS ANYMORE.” WRITE A SHORT STORY ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN YOUR SCHOOL IF ALL THE WATER FOUNTAINS DISPENSED STRONG, CAFFEINATED COFFEE. DO YOU BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCES? Why or why not? WRITE A FAKE, SENSATIONAL NEWS ARTICLE WITH THE TITLE “VOLCANO ERUPTS ON HAWAII SPEWING CHOCOLATE SYRUP, NOT LAVA.” NAME SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT IN YOUR LIFE. What would you do if you woke up tomorrow morning and that thing or person was missing? FINISH THIS SENTENCE AND ELABORATE, “IF EVERYONE IN THE WORLD WOULD LEARN THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE...” NAME SOMEONE YOU REALLY TRUST IN YOUR LIFE. Describe why you trust them or what they have done to earn your trust. WHO IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST INFLUENCES IN YOUR LIFE? WHY DO YOU THINK MOST PEOPLE FEAR GOING TO THE DENTIST, EVEN WITH PERFECT TEETH? Do you like going to the dentist? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU SPILLED CHOCOLATE MILK ALL OVER YOUR WHITE PANTS AT SCHOOL? What would you do if you accidentally did it to a friend? IF YOUR PERSONALITY WAS REPRESENTED BY A CARTOON CHARACTER, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY? WHAT COULD YOU DO TO CHEER SOMEONE UP WHO WAS IN A BAD MOOD? IMAGINE THAT THERE IS A CAMERA WATCHING YOU EVERY SECOND OF EVERYDAY. Do you think this would cause you to act differently? How so? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE VICTIM OF PREJUDICE BEFORE? Do you know anyone who has? HAVE YOU EVER MOVED TO A NEW SCHOOL AND HAD TO MAKE ALL NEW FRIENDS? How was that? If not, what do you think that would be like? IF YOU HAD TO LOOSE ONE OF YOUR 5 SENSES, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO GO? (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch) IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN LIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS OR ON THE BEACH, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY? DO YOU THINK WEIRD STUFF HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS A FULL MOON? What do you think started this superstition? WHY DO YOU THINK VALENTINE’S DAY IS SO POPULAR? Do you like Valentine's Day? Why or why not? WRITE A STORY ABOUT TWO. CROCODILES PLAYING POKER AND ONE FINDS OUT THE OTHER IS. CHEATING. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE IN BEAUTY PAGEANTS? Do you like them? Why do you think some people are against beauty pageants? FINISH THIS SENTENCE AND ELABORATE, “THE URGENT LETTER FROM THE FBI WAS ADDRESSED TO ME AND READ...” WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WOKE UP TOMORROW AND YOU WERE A MOUSE FOR A DAY? What kind of adventures would you get into? IF YOU HAD TO PICK BETWEEN BEING SMART AND BEING PRETTY, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY? MAKE UP A FABLE ABOUT WHY BLACK CATS ARE CONSIDERED UNLUCKY. WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO DO EVERYDAY THAT YOU REALLY DON’T LIKE DOING? How can you try to make this better? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OLYMPIC SPORT? Whyis itso fun to watch? WRITE A SHORT STORY WITH THE FOLLOWING SETTING: TWO WOMEN ARE SITTING AT A RESTAURANT. One is crying, one is laughing. There is water spilt all over the floor. HAVE YOU EVER ‘PEOPLE WATCHED’? Why do you think people find this so interesting do to?IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE EVENT IN YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Do you think the present would be different? IF YOU WERE A SUPERHERO, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR KRYPTONITE AND WHY? WOULD YOU TURN IN A FAMILY MEMBER IF THEY HAD COMMITTED A MURDER? Why or why not? IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE DAY REPEAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHICH DAY WOULD IT BE AND WHY? WHAT IF SCIENTISTS FOUND THAT AN ASTEROID WAS GOING TO DESTROY THE PLANET IN ONE MONTH? What would you do with your last month of life? IF YOU WERE A TWO-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE, WHAT SHAPE WOULD YOU BE AND WHY? WHAT IS THE WORST THING YOU'VE EVER DONE IN YOUR LIFE? Why was it so bad? IF YOU COULD CHANGE OR INVENT ONE LAW THAT HAD TO BE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE WORLD, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Do you think it would make life better? IF YOU COULD BE ATTRACTIVE AND STUPID OR INTELLIGENT AND UGLY, WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER? Why? IF YOU COULD MAKE ONE ANIMAL EXTINCT, WHICH WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Do you think the world would be better? WOULD YOU EVER BUY A DRINK FORA DESPERATE, HOMELESS ALCOHOLIC? Why or why not? IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON THE FIRST DAY YOU GOT YOUR MONEY? Why? IF YOU COULD HAVE YOUR IDEAL JOB, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? How would your working day go? WHAT IF YOU WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO RECEIVE ONE TYPE OF GIFT (SUCH AS BOOKS, COMPUTER GAMES, CLOTHES) FOR CHRISTMAS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? What would you choose and why? IF YOU WERE A TYPE OF SAUCE, WHICH SAUCE WOULD YOU BE AND WHY? IF YOU COULD SMASH ONE THING IN YOUR HOUSE WITH NO WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT? What made it so important to you? IF YOU COULD LEARN ONE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? IMAGINE YOU WERE GIVEN A FREE WISH, BUT YOU HAD TO WISH SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE. What would you wish, for who, and why? IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE? What would you do with it? IMAGINE YOU GET ROBBED AT KNIFEPOINT AND THEN THE THIEF GETS HIT BY A CAR. The car speeds off, nobody else is around, and he is in extreme pain but not dead; do you help the thief and why? IF YOU COULD SPEND 24 HOURS LOCKED IN A ROOM WITH ANY REPERCUSSIONS, WHAT WOULD IT BE PERSON THROUGHOUT HISTORY, WHO AND WHY? IF YOU COULD FREEZE TIME WHENEVER YOU WANTED, WHAT WOULD YOU DO AND WHY? IMAGINE THAT YOU COULD CHOOSE ONE TYPE OF WEATHER FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. What would you choose and how would it affect your life? IF YOU HAD TO LISTEN TO THE SAME SONG TEN TIMES EVERY DAY OR NEVER LISTEN TO MUSIC AT ALL, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Ifyou chose the song, which would it be? IF YOU WERE ALLOWED TO ERASE ONE BOOK FROM EXISTENCE, IN THE PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE, WHICH WOULD IT BE AND WHY? WOULD IT BE AND WHY? IF YOU WERE A DRINK, WHICH DRINK WOULD YOU BE AND WHY? WHO IS THE WISEST PERSON YOU HAVE EVER MET, AND WHY? IMAGINE YOU FOUND EVIDENCE THAT HUMANS WERE CREATED AS AN EXPERIMENT BY AN ANCIENT ALIEN RACE. Would you tell the rest of the world, and why? IMAGINE YOU COULD PROGRAM A ROBOT TO PERFORM ONE DAY-TO-DAY TASK FOR YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. What task would it be any why?IF YOU COULD CHOOSE BETWEEN HAVING NO EMOTIONS OR NO. CAPACITY FOR LOGICAL THOUGHT, WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER? How would your life change? IF YOU COULD ONLY STAY IN CONTACT WITH ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY? IMAGINE YOU WERE ABLE TO INSTANTLY MASTER ANY ACADEMIC SUBJECT, WHICH SUBJECT WOULD IT BE? Would you change career as a result? IF YOU COULD HAVE A PERSONAL PORTRAIT DONE BY ANY ARTIST THROUGHOUT HISTORY, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY? What do you think the picture would look like? IF YOU COULD MAKE UP A NEW RULE FOR ANY SPORT, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Would the sport be better as a result? INVENT YOUR OWN ULTIMATE CHAIR. Describe itand what any special parts would do. IF YOU WERE A CHARACTER FROM ANY BOOK, WHO WOULD YOU BE AND WHY? INVENT A NEW MEDICAL CONDITION AND DESCRIBE A PERSON SUFFERING FROM IT. What would the major symptoms be? IF YOUR FAVOURITE THING IN THE WORLD WAS OUTLAWED, HOW WOULD YOU COPE? Would there be a black market, and would you use it? WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE PERSON IN THE WORLD? What sets them apart from everybody else? IF YOU WERE A GOD, FROM ANY MYTHOLOGY, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU BE AND WHY? WHAT IF YOU WERE OFFERED A CHOICE BETWEEN A SHORT LIFE WITH A PEACEFUL DEATH AND A LONG LIFE WITH A HORRIFIC DEATH? Which would you choose and why? IF YOU WERE BITTEN BY A VAMPIRE, WOULD YOU LIVE WITH THE BLOOD- LUST OR ASK SOMEBODY TO KILL YOU BEFORE YOU TURNED? Describe what your day-to-day life would be like as a vampire IF YOU WERE A SONG, WHAT TYPE OF SONG WOULD YOU BE AND WHY? If you can't define it by genre, tempo or mood, describe it in any way you can. IF YOU COULD BUY ONE PERSON ANYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS, REGARDLESS OF COST, WHAT WOULD YOU GET THEM AND WHY? Who would you choose to receive the gift? WHAT IS YOUR WORST HABIT? Has it ever got you in trouble? IF YOU COULD BECOME A GHOST AFTER YOU DIE, WHO WOULD YOU HAUNT AND WHY? What would you do to them if you could manipulate real-world objects like a poltergeist? WHAT IS THE MOST UNLIKELY COINCIDENCE YOU’VE EVER EXPERIENCED? What makes it so unlikely? IF THE DEAD START TO RISE AND TRY TO EAT THE LIVING, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? How would you survive, and who would you rescue? IF YOU COULD CHANGE YOUR NAME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE IT TO? Do you think this name suits your personality more than your current name? IF YOUR HUSBAND OR WIFE TOLD YOU THAT YOU HAD TO GET A DIVORCE IF YOU DIDN’T STOP SEEING YOUR BEST FRIEND, WHAT WOULD YOU DO AND WHY? IF YOU WERE A CARTOON CHARACTER, WHO WOULD YOU BE AND WHY? IF YOU HAD ONE CHANCE TO SHOWCASE ANY TALENT OF YOURS LIVE ON TV, WHICH TALENT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Do you think people would be impressed? IMAGINE THAT A DEADLY DISEASE IS INFECTING HUMANS. You aren't infected & onlyhave 1 vaccine. Itis for an elderly relative, but on the way home you see an infected child you've never met, what would you do? IF YOU COULD BE LOCKED IN ANY SHOP FOR A NIGHT, AND YOU COULDN'T GET IN TROUBLE FOR ANYTHING YOU DID, WHAT TYPE OF SHOP WOULD YOU CHOOSE? What would you do? INVENT A NEW RELIGION. Describe the God, ifithas one (or many) and what the key beliefs are. IF YOU WERE A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITE GENDER, WHAT WOULD YOU LOOK LIKE? Would your personality be any different? IF YOU COULD CHANGE THE LENGTH OF A DAY, WOULD YOU LENGTHEN IT OR SHORTEN IT? How would the world change as a result? DESCRIBE YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION AND HOW YOU GOT IT. What makes it so special to you? IF YOU COULD READ PEOPLE’S THOUGHTS, WHAT WOULD YOU DO AND WHY? Whose thoughts would you want to read most, and why?THINK OF A PROMISE YOU'VE BROKEN. What happened and how did you fee!? IF YOU WERE A FILM CHARACTER, WHICH CHARACTER WOULD YOU BE AND WHY? Is the character similar to you? IMAGINE YOU ARE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT WOULD YOU USE TO CREATE A RUDIMENTARY ESCAPE RAFT? Describe your completed raft. IMAGINE YOU WERE ALLOWED TO KISS ANYBODY ON EARTH, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY? How would you feel afterwards? IF YOU WERE A MULTI-BILLIONAIRE, WOULD YOU DO ANYTHING CHARITABLE WITH YOUR MONEY? How would it change the world? WHAT IF THE WORLD WAS ON THE BRINK OF NUCLEAR WAR? 2 major superpowers are antagonizing each other to make the first move. Ifyou had a chance to speak to both major players, what would you sayto them? IF YOU SAW SOMEBODY SELLING A VALUABLE ANTIQUE FOR $10, WOULD YOU BUY IT OFF THEM OR TELL THEM, AND WHY? What would happen? IF YOU COULD ADD ONE FOOD TO CHRISTMAS DINNER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Would the dinner be better as a result? WHAT IF THE WORLD’S CONTINENTS WERE ALL JOINED TOGETHER AGAIN? Would relationships between world powers change, and how? WHAT IF SOMEBODY OFFERED YOU ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO BETRAY A FRIEND? Would you do it, and if so, how would you explain your actions to them? IF YOU COULD IMMIGRATE TO ANY COUNTRY, WHICH COUNTRY WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY? Would your life change as a result? IMAGINE YOUR COUNTRY WAS. INVOLVED IN AN UNJUST WAR AND WERE DRAFTING PEOPLE. Would you fight, and would your mind change if anyone who refused went to prison? WHAT IF A CONVICTED MURDERER MOVED ONTO YOUR STREET AFTER SERVING TIME IN PRISON? How would you make sure your family were safe? IF YOU ONLY HAD ONE DATE WITH YOUR IDEAL PARTNER, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? How would you convince them to be with you? IF YOU RAN INTO YOUR CHILDHOOD BULLY AS AN ADULT, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? |f you would confront them, what would you do or say? IMAGINE YOU SAW SOMEBODY BURNING YOUR COUNTRY’S FLAG? Would you want revenge and if so how would you get it? IMAGINE SOME UNUSUAL PANCAKES. What makes them so unusual and how do you think they would taste? IF YOU HEARD A VOICE, AND IT TOLD YOU IT WAS GOD, WOULD YOU DO WHAT IT SAID AND WHY? What if it asked you to kill a sinner? IF YOU WERE A PIECE OF JEWELLERY, WHAT KIND WOULD YOU BE AND WHY? Would you be expensive? INVENT A NEW MUSICAL INSTRUMENT. Describe the sound it makes and what sort of band it would it be in. IF YOU SAW SOMEONE BEING BULLIED, WOULD YOU DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT? Ifso, how would you help them? THINK OF THE WORST NIGHTMARE YOU'VE EVER HAD. WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY WAS IT SO TERRIFYING? IF YOU COULD CHANGE THE SUN, WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IT? How would your changes impact life on earth? IF YOU COULD CHANGE THE NAME OF ANY COUNTRY, WHICH COUNTRY WOULD IT BE AND WHY? What name would you give it? IF YOU WERE FORBIDDEN FROM ENTERING ONE CONTINENT, BUT YOU COULD CHOOSE WHICH ONE, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY? IF YOU WERE ON DEATH ROW, AND WERE GRANTED ONE LAST MEAL, WHAT WOULD YOU EAT? Why would you choose that particular meal? IF YOU COULD START YOUR OWN FARM, WHAT WOULD YOU FARM AND WHY? What would set your farm apart from all of the others doing the same thing? IMAGINE YOU WERE STARVING IN A CITY WITH NO MONEY. Describe how you would find food, and if you'd beg, what would you say to people? IF YOU COULD VISIT ANY PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Would you prefer to live there, if you could fill the air with oxygen? IF THERE WAS A SINGLE WORLD CURRENCY, WHAT WOULD IT BE CALLED AND WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? How would people take to it?IF YOU COULD CHOOSE ONE IF AN INANIMATE OBJECT OF YOUR FICTIONAL CHARACTER TO BE YOUR IF YOU COULD TALK TO ANY ANIMAL, WHICH ANIMAL WOULD IT BE AND WHY? What would the animal have to say? WHAT IF THE WORLD WERE UNDER THREAT OF AN ALIEN ATTACK? How would you convince the aliens that humans were worth saving? WHAT IF YOU COULD GIVE SOMEONE THE ULTIMATE BIRTHDAY? What would you do with them and where would you go? IF YOU COULD ASK ONE QUESTION TO YOUR BIGGEST HERO, WHAT WOULD IT BE? How would he or she respond? IF YOU COULD SPEAK ANY LANGUAGE, WHICH LANGUAGE WOULD IT BE AND WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH IT? Would you visit some countries to use your new skills? IF YOU HAD AN ANIMAL SPIRIT GUIDE, WHICH ANIMAL WOULD IT BE? Why does that animal represent your inner self? IF YOU COULD CROSS-BREED TO DIFFERENT ANIMALS, WHICH TWO ANIMALS WOULD YOU BREED AND WHAT WOULD BE THE RESULT? Describe the resulting creature IF PEOPLE WENT TO DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS ON HOLIDAY INSTEAD OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, WHICH TIME PERIOD WOULD YOU VISIT? What would you do for your two week visit to that time? WHAT IF YOU KNEW THAT SOMETHING AWFUL WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU IN TWO HOURS, BUT WERE CONFINED TO AN EMPTY ROOM? What would you do, and what would be going through your mind? WHAT IF YOU HAD TO MINDLESSLY FOLLOW YOUR COMPULSIONS, WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES? What would a day in your life be like? CHOICE WAS GRANTED LIFE, WHAT WOULD IT DO? Describe it coming to life and what would happen afterwards IF SOMEONE WAS REPEATEDLY PUSHING YOUR HEAD AND MAKING AN ANNOYING NOISE, HOW WOULD YOU GET THEM TO STOP? Would your frustration get the better of you? IF THERE WERE ALIENS, WHAT WOULD THEY LOOK LIKE? Describe them and how they would act. DESCRIBE THE BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT IN YOUR LIFE. What made it so disappointing? WHAT IF YOU COULD WRITE YOUR OWN HOROSCOPE? WHAT WOULD IT SAY? IF YOU COULD DISOBEY ONE LAW FOR ONE DAY, WHICH LAW WOULD IT BE AND WHAT WOULD YOU DO? IMAGINE YOU COULD CHOOSE 2 OF YOUR FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMS TO HAVE A CROSSOVER EPISODE (where characters from one go into another). Which programs would you choose? What would happen? IMAGINE YOU HAD AN IDENTICAL TWIN THAT WAS GIVEN UP TO A FOSTER FAMILY WHEN YOU WERE BOTH BORN. Describe your twin and how he or she would be different from you. IMAGINE YOU ARE PRESENTING AN INVENTION TO SOMEBODY WHO IS TELLS YOU IT IS USELESS, AND NOT EVEN WORTH THE RAW MATERIALS. How would you defend the invention you worked so hard to create? IF YOU WERE A ROBOT, WHAT WOULD YOUR MAIN FUNCTION BE? Would you be useful to humans, and how? BEST FRIEND IN REAL LIFE, WHICH CHARACTER WOULD IT BE? What would you do together? IF SOMEBODY TOLD YOU THAT SOMETHING AMAZING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN IN HALF AN HOUR, HOW WOULD YOU PASS THE TIME? What if you had no idea what it was? IF YOU COULDN’T GET SOMEBODY'S ATTENTION, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DID, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Describe your ultimate, attention-grabbing stunt. IF YOU WERE AWAY FROM HOME FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, WHAT WOULD BE THE FIRST THING YOU DID WHEN YOU GOT BACK? What would you miss most about your house? IF YOU WERE A CARD FROM A DECK OF CARDS, WHICH SUIT WOULD YOU BE AND WHY? Would you be a face card or a number, and why? IMAGINE THAT YOUR FRIEND WINS THE LOTTERY. The next week he wins a school or workplace raffle, then heaps everything together and puts it on red at roulette. Would you want him or her to win or lose, and why? IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU PUT TWO MOST DIFFERENT PEOPLE YOU KNOW INTO A ROOM TOGETHER, WITH NOBODY ELSE. Describe the encounter. INVENT YOUR OWN WORD. Define your new word and describe a scene in which it would be used. IF YOU COULD GO BACK To A MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE AND MAKE SOMEBODY FEEL THE EMOTIONS YOU FELT, what moment would you visit and who would you make feel the emotions? IF YOU COULD TURN ONE COMPUTER GAME INTO REALITY, WHICH GAME WOULD IT BE AND WHY? What would the world be like?INVENT A NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND DESCRIBE HOW IT WORKS. Do you think it would be better or worse than democracy? DESCRIBE THE FUNNIEST THING THAT ONE OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS HAS EVER DONE. What sets it apart from anything else? IF YOU WERE INVOLVED IN A MEDIEVAL BATTLE, WHAT WOULD YOUR WEAPON OF CHOICE BE? Describe how you'd use it to your advantage IMAGINE A WORLD WITH NO CONCEPT OF KINDNESS. How would you demonstrate kindness and why it was important to a person in that world? WHAT IF YOU FOUND OUT THAT YOUR FAMILY WERE ACTUALLY CHILD- THIEVES WHO STOLE YOU FROM YOUR REAL PARENTS? What would you say to your real family, and would you look for your real family? IF YOU COULD REMOVE ONE SCAR FROM YOUR BODY, WHICH WOULD IT BE? How did you get it and would you feel better without it? IMAGINE THAT HEAVEN IS AN ENDLESS PARTY WITH THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE. Describe the party and what happens when you get there. IMAGINE THAT YOUR MOTHER STARTING DATING A MAN WHO YOU DIDN’T TRUST, BUT MADE HER HAPPY. Would you war her about him, and how would you go about it? IF YOUR BRAIN WAS TRANSPLANTED INTO A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITE GENDER’S BODY, WHAT WOULD BE THE FIRST THING YOU DID AND WHY? IF YOU WERE FAMOUS, WHAT LIES. WOULD TABLOIDS WRITE ABOUT YOU? Would you sue them for libel? IMAGINE THAT EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH TURNS TO GOLD. How would you go about your everyday life, or if you couldn't, why not? IF YOU COULD FORBID ANYBODY FROM GIVING ONE TYPE OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? How would Christmas be different if nobody could get that type of gift? WHAT IF YOU HAD THE POWER TO REMOVE ONE VEGETABLE FROM EXISTENCE? Which vegetable would you get rid of and why? INVENT YOUR OWN WONDER OF THE WORLD. Describe the wonder and its history. IF YOU WERE A WIZARD, WHAT SPELLS WOULD YOU CAST ON PEOPLE YOU KNOW? How would they change under the influence of your magic? IF YOU COULD MAGICALLY CHANGE YOUR PERSONALITY, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? Would you be a better person as a result? WHAT IF YOU HAD UNLIMITED MONEY TO DECORATE YOUR HOUSE? Describe your completed house. IF YOU HAD TO FIGHT A MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY? IMAGINE THE MOST DISGUSTING MEAL YOU CAN. Whatis on it and whyis itso disgusting? IF YOU WERE A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS STAR, WHO WOULD YOU BE AND WHY? What similarities do you have to them? INVENT A NEW SUPER-CAR. Describe it, and how it is superior to all other cars on the road. IF YOU COULD INVENT YOUR OWN TAX, WHAT WOULD YOU TAX? How would the world change if your taxwas put in place? IF YOU COULD STEAL FROM ANY PERSON, WHO WOULD YOU STEAL FROM AND WHY? Would you feel guilty about it? WHAT IF YOU WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE ONE POSSESSION IN THE WORLD, ASIDE FROM CLOTHES? What would your possession be and how would you cope with only it? INVENT A NEW TYPE OF HAT. Describe it and the sort of person who would wear it. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE TALENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? How would you make use of your talent? IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY, WOULD YOU STOP WORKING FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE? Why or why not? IMAGINE YOU ARE ON A LONG VOYAGE AT SEA AND THE CREW IS. LOSING MORALE. What would you do to cheer everybody up, and how would they react? THINK OF ONE OF THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE. What happened and why was itso uncomfortable? IF YOU WERE PLANNING TO ROB A BANK, HOW WOULD YOU DO IT? Describe your plan and how you would get away with it?IF YOU COULD SWAP LIVES WITH ANY PERSON IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE? What would they think about your life? IF YOU WERE THE LEAD CHARACTER IN A TRAGEDY, WHAT WOULD YOUR FATAL CHARACTER FLAW BE? How would it lead to your demise? IMAGINE THAT A STRANGER HAS JUST DRIVEN A CAR INTO YOUR HOUSE. Describe the scene you find when you get home and how you react IMAGINE YOU ARE AROUND AT A FRIEND’S HOUSE AND HE OR SHE HAS JUST STARTED ARGUING WITH THEIR PARTNER. Describe the scene and how you would try to lighten the mood INVENT A MONSTER AND DESCRIBE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. Where does it live, and does it attack people? DESCRIBE THE WORST THING ANYBODY HAS EVER DONE TO YOU AND HOW IT MADE YOU FEEL. Did you ever forgive them? IMAGINE YOU ARE SAT IN A ROOM WITH BLANK WALLS, NOTHING INSIDE IT, AND NOBODY ELSE IS WITH YOU. What do you do to entertain yourself? IF YOU COULD MAGICALLY FORCE SOMEONE TO LOVE YOU, WOULD YOU? What would your relationship be like and would you feel guilty? IMAGINE YOU’RE AN INTER-STELLAR, EXPLORER LANDING ON A NEW, STRANGE PLANET. Describe the scenery and what happens when you arrive. THINK OF THE SADDEST YOU’VE EVER BEEN. What made you sad and how did you deal with it? INVENT A NEW GENRE OF MUSIC AND EXPLAIN ITS DEFINING FEATURES. Describe a successful artist or band in your genre. IF SOULS EXISTED, WOULD YOU SELL YOURS TO FOR 50 MILLION DOLLARS? Would it be worth living a soul-less life if you could provide for the people you love? IMAGINE YOU VISIT SOMEBODY'S HOUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND BLOCK UP THEIR TOILET. Describe how you feel, how you would explain it to them, and how they would react. IMAGINE THE MOST DESPICABLE PERSON THAT COULD POSSIBLY EXIST. Describe them and what makes them so horrible. IF YOU WERE A CHEF, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR SIGNATURE DISH AND WHY? WHAT IF YOU HAD BEEN BORN IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY? Which country would you have been born in and would you be any different as a result? IMAGINE YOU ARE WALKING HOME FROM WORK OR SCHOOL AND YOU NOTICE A TRAP DOOR ON THE FLOOR WHICH YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. What do you do, and if you go inside, what do you find? INVENT A NEW FORM OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT. How would it work and what advantages would it have over existing methods? THINK OF A BAD SITUATION YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED WHICH YOU HAD NO POWER TO CHANGE. What happened and how did you feel? IMAGINE YOU WOKE UP WITH NO MEMORIES. Describe what would happen on that day. IMAGINE A FUTURE IN WHICH ALL WARS ARE FOUGHT BY GIANT ROBOTS. Describe the most successful battle robot and why itis so powerful IMAGINE YOU ARE AT A MEDITATION RETREAT AND ARE SITTING DOWN FOR YOUR FINAL SESSION. Describe your surroundings and how you've come to appreciate their calming influence. INVENT A NEW ANIMAL. What does it look like and what would the meat taste like? IMAGINE THE KINDEST PERSON THAT COULD POSSIBLY EXIST. Describe them and what makes them so kind. DESCRIBE THE KINDEST THING ANYBODY HAS EVER DONE FOR YOU AND HOW IT MADE YOU FEEL. Did you repay them? YOU VISIT A FORTUNE TELLER. SHE TELLS YOU THAT A TALL MAN IS GOING TO KILL YOU BEFORE YOU GET HOME. What would happen on the way home? Would you be suspicious of everyone? IF YOUR MOTHER RECEIVED A DEATH THREAT FROM AN UNKNOWN PERSON BUT THE POLICE COULDN'T HELP, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? What would you do if she wanted to go out, alone, at night? IMAGINE A DAY WITH SO MUCH SNOW THAT NOBODY CAN GO TO WORK. Describe your day at home with all of your family. THINK OF A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY PROUD OF YOURSELF. What had you done and why were you so proud? WHAT IF NOBODY YOU KNEW COULD REMEMBER YOU? How would you try to remind them who you were and how would people react?WHAT IF YOU HAD NO ARMS? How would you go through your day-to-day life? IMAGINE YOU WOKE UP ONE DAY AND FOUND THAT YOU WERE DEAF. What sounds would you miss the most? THINK OF A PRESENT YOU RECEIVED THAT YOU DIDN'T LIKE. How did you react, and did the person suspect you didn’t like it? THINK OF THE MOST THOUGHTFUL GIFT YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED. What was it and what made it so thoughtful? THINK OF THE MOST MISERABLE PERSON YOU HAVE EVER MET. Devise a plan to cheer them up, even ifit's just for a short time. WHAT IF SOMEBODY TOLD YOU A LIE THAT YOU ALREADY KNEW WAS A LIE? How would you confront them? THINK OF A LIE YOU'VE TOLD THAT NOBODY HAS EVEN FOUND OUT. What was the lie and what were you covering up? IMAGINE BEING THE FIRST EXPLORER TO ENTER AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TOMB. Describe what happens, how you feel and what treasures you find. IMAGINE YOU ARE ABOUT TO UNDERTAKE A LONG CAR JOURNEY. Describe the things you would take for the journey and why you would bring them? DESCRIBE YOUR PERFECT EVENING, What would you do and who would be there? WHAT IF YOU WERE BORN COMPLETELY PARALYSED? Who would look after you, and what would your life be like? WHAT IF THERE WAS NO COLOUR IN THE WORLD? Describe a table full of colour-less items and how you differentiate between them. THINK OF THE BEST PRESENT YOU'VE EVER GIVEN SOMEBODY. Describe their reaction when they peeled back the wrapping paper. DESCRIBE THE MOST INSECURE PERSON YOU KNOW AND WHAT MAKES THEM SO INSECURE. THINK OF A TIME WHEN YOU'VE FOUND OUT THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT YOU. What did they say about you and how did it make you feel? THINK OF AN EMBARRASSING CONFESSION YOU’VE MADE TO SOMEBODY. Who did you tell and how did they react? IMAGINE A CHARACTER THAT A COMPULSIVE LIAR, OR ENTIRELY INCAPABLE OF TELLING THE TRUTH. What is an average day in his or her life like? IF YOU SAW A WOMAN BEING MUGGED IN THE STREET BY PEOPLE BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Describe the scene and explain your actions IMAGINE YOU'VE INVENTED A MAGIC POTION. What would the potion do and why would people want to take it? IF THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS WORK OR MONEY, AND YOU ALWAYS HAD FOOD, HOW WOULD YOU SPEND YOUR DAYS? DESCRIBE A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BLIND PERSON. How would the world seem different if you didn't have the sense of sight? WHAT IF YOU COULD STEP INTO. SOMEBODY'S DREAMS AND WATCH THEM LIKE A FILM? Whose dreams would you invade and what would you see? THINK OF A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN SOMEBODY'S BIRTHDAY. How did you feel and what did you do about it? THINK ABOUT THE HAPPIEST PERSON YOU HAVE EVER MET. Who is it and what makes you think they are the happiest person you've met? THINK OF A TIME WHEN SOMEONE, HAS TOLD YOU A LIE. What was the lie and how did you find out the truth? DESCRIBE THE WORST THING YOU'VE EVER DONE AND GOT AWAY WITH. How did not being punished make you fee!? IF YOU COULD START YOUR OWN CULT, WHAT KIND OF CULT WOULD IT BE? Describe the key beliefs of the cult and what they would do. IMAGINE YOU ARE PLACED IN CONTROL OF A BUTTON AND TOLD NOT TO PRESS IT. Describe your actions and thoughts, and if you press it, describe what the button does. THINK ABOUT YOUR CLOSEST FRIEND OR GROUP OF FRIENDS. What interests do you share and how are your personalities the same? WHAT IS THE WORST JOB YOU COULD IMAGINE DOING AND WHY? How would you feel in your day to day life?INVENT A MUNDANE AND REPETITIVE TASK AND IMAGINE WHAT SOMEBODY WHO WAS DOING IT WOULD BE THINKING. IMAGINE YOU ARE GOD, AND ARE DECIDING WHAT THE HUMAN BODY WOULD LOOK LIKE. Describe your redesigned version of the human body and why it would be better than the original human body. IF YOU WERE REWARDED FOR SOMEBODY ELSE’S WORK, WHAT WOULD You DO? Would you confess or keep the glory for yourself, and why? IF YOU COULD ONLY EAT ONE VEGETABLE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHICH WOULD IT BE AND WHY? INVENT A NEW USE FOR MAGNETS. Describe how you would use them and how it would make your life easier. IF YOU COULD REDESIGN THE WAY WE MEASURE TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? Would your new system be better or worse than the current one? THINK ABOUT A PERSON YOU WISH YOU'D HAVE SPENT MORE TIME WITH. Why do you wish you spent more time with them and why didn't you? IMAGINE YOU ARE TRAPPED IN A LOCKED CAGE WITH A SINGLE GUARD WATCHING OVER YOU WITH A KEY. How would you escape? IF YOU COULD SWAP YOUR COLLECTION OF KNOWLEDGE FOR SOME ANYBODY ELSE’S (PAST OR PRESENT), WHO WOULD YOU SWAP WITH AND WHY? How would you use your new knowledge? WHAT IS THE MOST RECKLESS THING YOU'VE EVER DONE? What happened and why was it so reckless? THINK OF AN ORIGINAL AND UNUSUAL USE FOR WOOD AND EXPLAIN IT. Would it be functional or strictly for recreation? IMAGINE YOU ARE A CIRCUS PERFORMER ABOUT TO BE FIRED FROM A CANNON. Describe the scene leading up to the fuse being lit and how you are feeling. IF YOU COULD ONLY TALK TO ONE PERSON FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY? Would you ever run out of things to say? THINK ABOUT THE WORST PUNISHMENT YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED. What did you do and did you deserve it? THINK ABOUT THE LONGEST TRAFFIC JAM YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN. Describe how you felt when you were stuck and then when you finally got moving again. CHOOSE A NUMBER AND DECIDE THAT IT HAS SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE. Explain why this number is important. INVENT A NEW METHOD OF PRODUCING LIGHT, USING REAL OR IMAGINARY MATERIALS, AND EXPLAIN WHY IT WOULD REVOLUTIONISE THE WORLD. THINK ABOUT THE FIRST TIME YOU EVER FELL IN LOVE. Who did you fall in love with and what happened? INVENT A NEW DANCE. Describe it and the type of music it would be suited to. IF YOU COULD WATCH ANY HISTORICAL EVENT ACTUALLY HAPPEN WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH IT IN ANY WAY, WHAT WOULD YOU WATCH? IF PEOPLE INVENTED ROBOTS AND THEY LEARNT HOW TO CREATE OTHER ROBOTS, WHAT WOULD THEY MAKE? How would they differ from human-made robots? IF YOU COULD BECOME INVISIBLE FOR ONE HOUR, BUT NEVER AGAIN, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Explain why you chose to do it over other possibilities. DESCRIBE YOUR PERFECT GARDEN AND WHAT WOULD BE INIT. Explain why you have chosen those specific features IMAGINE IF HUMANS WERE THE ONLY ANIMAL ON PLANET EARTH. How would the world be different? IMAGINE THE MOST MUNDANE ITEM YOU CAN THINK OF, AND THEN IMAGINE THAT IT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION. Describe what makes itso special IMAGINE THAT YOU COULD SEE ELECTRICITY FLOWING THROUGH WIRES AND POWERING DEVICES. Choose an electronic device and describe someone using it. THINK ABOUT THE TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU FELT THE MOST FREE. Describe what you we doing and why you felt so free THINK ABOUT SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO DO THAT YOU HATE. How do you think your life would be better if you didn’t have to do it? THINK ABOUT THE MOST PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTED YOU HAVE EVER BEEN. Why were you so tired, and what did you do? THINK OF THE MOST AWKWARD CONVERSATION YOU’VE EVER HAD. Who was it with and why was it so awkward?IF YOU COULD PUT A PERSON INTO INVENT A FICTIONAL CHARACTER TO THE BODY OF AN ANIMAL, WHO REPLACE SANTA CLAUS. 5 ReveNT vourserr as A PIRATES WOULD YOU PUT IN WHICH ANIMAL Describe your character and whathe orshe D°S°T1P@ YOUF pirals character and in average ‘AND WHY? would do different. dayin his or her life. THINK ABOUT THE TIME YOU’VE MOST NEEDED TO WEE BUT HAD TO HOLD IT IF YOU WERE A MAIN CHARACTER IN A IN. FILM, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR INVENT A NEW TYPE OF TOILET. PERFECT SIDEKICK BE LIKE? Describe it and how it would improve on How did you feel when you were holding it in How would they complement your ordinary toilets? and how relieved were you when you finally i got to go? personality? THINK ABOUT THE MOST AMAZING THING YOU'VE EVER SEEN. Describe it and how it made you feel. THINK ABOUT A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY LOST. How did you get lost, how did you feel and how did you eventually find your way? IMAGINE THAT YOU WERE INSANE. Describe your insane self performing a day to day task, such as going to the shops for milk. THINK ABOUT THE FIRST TIME YOU DESCRIBE THE WORST INJURY YOU'VE WENT ON A PLANE. EVER HAD. nat OUR OWN SPORT: ath Describe how you felt during take-off and Describe what happened and how you felt ats the aim o rules? and wnat are the landing afterwards. WHAT IF YOU HAD PREMONITIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THEY THINK ABOUT YOUR EARLIEST THINK ABOUT THE MOST EFFORT TURNED OUT TO BE CORRECT? MEMORY. YOU'VE PUT INTO DOING SOMETHING ; / RY. ‘AND NOT GOT WHAT YOU WANTED. What would you do when you had another Describe itand any feelings or thoughts you one; what would it be about and would you try can remember? and prevent it? What were you trying to accomplish and how did you feel when you failed? THINK ABOUT A TIME WHEN SOMEBODY HAS COMMUNICATED THINK ABOUT THE BIGGEST SURPRISE WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVOURITE DAY SOMETHING TO YOU WITHOUT USING IN YOUR LIFE. OF THE WEEK? worbs. What happened and why did itshock youso What makes it worse than other fdays in the What did he or she do, and how did you much? week? understand it? WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE DAY OF WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SEASON? WHATIS YOUR TEAST FAVOURITE THE WEEK? Whatis it about the season that makes it your How would you typically spend that day? favourite? Whatis it about the season that annoys or upsets you most? THINK OF AN EVENT IN YOUR LIFE THINK OF A TIME WHEN A FRIEND HAS THAT YOU MISSED. BEEN THERE FOR YOU. Wh ive A NEW ven NIDEO. itb What were you doing instead and how did you What had happened to you and how did your ‘at would happen in it and why would it be fee| when you missed it? friend cheer you up? so popular? INVENT A NEW DAY OF THE YEAR TO IMAGINE THE NEXT STEP IN HUMAN THINK OF SOMETHING KIND YOU CELEBRATE. EVOLUTION. COULD DO FOR SOMEBODY THAT What d Id it b id hi , Id I What will hi 1d hi ‘il it hi b YOU'VE NEVER MET. fat day would itbe and how would people at will happen and how will it have been What would you do and how would they celebrate it? influenced by our lifestyles. react? WHAT IS THE WORST THING YOU'VE IF YOU COULD REMOVE ONE GENRE THINK ABOUT THE LONELIEST YOU’VE EVER DONE TO A STRANGER? OF COMPUTER GAME FROM EVER BEEN. What happened and how did you fee! EXISTENCE, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND _ Describe where you were and why you were afterwards? WHY? so lonely.INVENT YOUR OWN AFTERLIFE. THINK ABOUT THE SCARIEST MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE. What would happen to good people and what ine whath d and wh would happen to bad people? esenibe wha So scared. why you were INVENT A FUTURISTIC METHOD OF INVENT A NEW FASHION TREND. TRAVELLING FROM ONE PLACE TO What would it be and what type of people ANOTHER. would take to it? How would it work and what would it be like to use? IMAGINE A WORLD IN WHICH EVERYBODY WAS AN ALCOHOLIC. How would society function, and would it be a world you wanted to live in? IF YOU COULD MASTER ANY PHYSICAL SKILL, WHAT WOULD IT BE? How would you use your ability? THINK ABOUT THE MOST DISGUSTING THING YOU'VE EVER SEEN. Describe it and how you felt when you saw it. DESCRIBE THE MOST COMPETITIVE PERSON YOU KNOW. Whyare they so competitive? THINK ABOUT THE MOST PRESSURE YOU'VE BEEN UNDER TO DO SOMETHING CORRECTLY. How did you feel under pressure and did you succeed? INVENT A NEW MOBILE PHONE APPLICATION. What would it do and why would people use it? IF YOU COULD OUTLAW ONE GENRE OF MUSIC, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? WHAT IS THE LONGEST JOURNEY YOU’VE EVER BEEN ON? Where were you going and why? WHAT IF YOU COULD SEE THROUGH WALLS? Describe what you would see when you looked into an average home? DESCRIBE WHAT YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO BE LIKE IN 15 YEARS TIME. Do you think it will come true and why? IMAGINE IF PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO RUN TEN TIMES AS FAST AND JUMP TEN TIMES AS HIGH. Choose a sport and describe the highlights of agame. IMAGINE IF THE EARTH’S GRAVITY WAS CONSIDERABLY WEAKER, SO YOU COULD BOUND AROUND LIKE YOU WERE ON THE MOON? Describe your journey to work or school. THINK ABOUT THE MOST PHYSICAL PAIN YOU’VE EVER CAUSED ANYBODY. What happened and how did you feel afterwards? INVENT A WORLD CURRENCY AND NAME IT. Describe your money and what the most common denominations look like. IMAGINE YOU WERE ABOUT TO HAVE AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE TO A PERSON YOU'VE NEVER MET BEFORE. Describe the person and how you feel when you first see them INVENT A NEW TOY. Describe it and why kids would want to play with it. DESCRIBE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PERSON YOU'VE EVER SEEN. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE FEELING OF LOVE TO AN ALIEN WITH NO EXPERIENCE OF IT? Do you think it would be possible, and if not, why not? IF YOU WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO DRINK ONE DRINK FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Would you ever get bored of it, and if not, why not? IF YOU WERE A SUPERVILLIAN, HOW WOULD YOU TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD? THINK ABOUT THE BUSIEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. Why were you so busy and what did you do when you were finally finished? IF YOUR PAST SELF COULD SEE YOU NOW, WHAT WOULD HE OR SHE HAVE TO SAY? Would your past self be surprised? IF YOU WERE A SITCOM CHARACTER, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CATCH PHRASE? Describe a scene in which your sitcom character uses the catch phrase? CHOOSE A FAMOUS ARTIST AND IMAGINE A WORLD DESIGNED BY THEM. Describe the world and any notable features. THINK ABOUT THE MOST EMOTIONAL PAIN YOU’VE EVER CAUSED ANYBODY. What did you do and how did you feel afterwards? WHAT IF YOU COULD SKYDIVE IN ANY LOCATION YOU WANTED? Describe the feeling of hurtling towards the ground and what you can see.THE THING | MOST REGRET DOING IS IF | COULD DO ONE THING I’M NOT ALLOWED TO DO AT THE MOMENT, IT WOULD BETO... Give some interesting reasons why. IF | COULD BE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL FOR THE WEEK, I WOULD ... What changes would you make? IN YOUR NEW CLASSROOM, YOU'VE DISCOVERED A SMALL PACKAGE HIDDEN IN A SECRET DRAWER OF YOUR DESK... YOUR FAMILY HAS WON A BIG HOLIDAY PRIZE. Where would you choose to go, and why? IF YOU COULD ADD AN EXTRA DAY TO THE WEEK, WHAT WOULD YOU NAME IT, AND HOW WOULD YOU USE IT? IF | COULD JOIN TOGETHER A HORSE AND A LAWN MOWER, WHAT WOULD I USE IT FOR? YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN A NEW PET BY PUTTING TOGETHER THE BEST FEATURES OF THE PETS WE ARE USED TO. What would yours be like? THE COMPUTER, THE CELL PHONE AND TELEVISION WERE NEVER INVENTED. What would life be like? THE WORST TRICK EVER PLAYED ON ME. YOU HAVE WON FIRST PRIZE - A NEW BROTHER OR SISTER. What would be the bestiworst things about this prize? Describe how the prize would change your life. WE HAVE A REALLY SILLY RULE AT SCHOOL. ITIS... Instead, | think we should ... THERE WILL BE AN EXTRA PRIZE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. Will it be for a student or a teacher? What will the winner have to do to earn it? DURING THE FIRE DRILL AT SCHOOL, YOU WERE SENT THROUGH A FIRE SAFETY DOOR YOU DIDN’T KNOW EXISTED. Where did the door lead to? YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE POWER TO MAKE A NEW SET OF RULES FOR YOUR HOUSEHOLD. What would they be? WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD? THE COUNTRY NEEDS A NEW FORM OF MONEY. What would you use instead of coins and notes? WHAT QUALITIES DOES A BEST FRIEND NEED TO HAVE? YOU HAVE TO INVENT A NEW SANDWICH WITH FOUR INGREDIENTS. What will you put in it and would people like it? YESTERDAY | FOUND A DUSTY BOX BENEATH THE FLOORBOARDS. IF | COULD HAVE A DIFFERENT NAME, V'D LIKE TO BE CALLED ... Why? IF | COULD HAVE TWO STORYBOOK CHARACTERS FOR MY PARENTS, | WOULD CHOOSE... Why? How would they make your life different? IF YOU COULD MOVE THE SCHOOL TO A NEW LOCATION, WHERE WOULD YOU MOVE IT TO? DURING PE, OUR NEW TEACHER MIXED UP THE INSTRUCTIONS AND GAVE OUT THE WRONG GEAR. We ended up inventing a strange game. | WANT TO BE TALLER/SHORTER BECAUSE ... IF | COULD CROSS A PUMPKIN WITHA ROSE, WHAT WOULD THE RESULT BE LIKE? IMAGINE THAT HORSES HAVE NEVER EXISTED. How would that have changed things for us? IF YOU COULD SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Why? THE BEST-EVER BIRTHDAY PRESENT. IF | COULD HAVE A REALLY HAPPY DREAM, THIS IS WHAT IS WOULD BE.WHEN I WON THE COMPETITION, | WAS ABLE TO CHOOSE MY OWN PRIZE. The catch was, it had to cost less than $100. What did I choose? ‘QUICK!’ THE TEACHER SAID, AND PULLED ME AND MY FRIEND INTO THE STORE ROOM. ‘Look at this!” DAD ALWAYS SAID ‘DON’T GO DOWN TO THE STREAM.’ One hot day | just couldn't resist .. ON MY BIRTHDAY I WAS ALLOWED TO. TAKE THE FAMILY WHEREVER | WANTED. | decided to THE SCHOOL’S STUDENT RADIO STATION WAS REALLY BORING. One day we decided to take it over THE BEST MEAL EVERIS ... HELP! MY DOG WON'T STOP GROWING! THIS YEAR WE DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY NEW CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. So this is what we did ... WHEN | LOOKED OVER THE FENCE, | SAW THE STRANGEST LOOKING ANIMAL ... THINK OF THE MEAL YOU MOST DISLIKE EATING. Your big brother said that if you eat the whole plate, he will give you $20. Is it going to be worth it? WHILE WE WAITED IN OUR CAR AT THE LIGHTS, ANOTHER CAR PULLED UP BESIDE US. Hooked in, and saw someone who looked exactly like me! IF THE EARTH WAS SQUARE, WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO THE FIRST EXPLORERS? MY GRAND POP IS AN INVENTOR. His worst invention was | FOUND A TINY PUPPY IN THE STREET. Itwas cold, wet and shivering. THERE’S A STUDENT AT SCHOOL WHO LIKES TO TRIP MY FRIENDS UP AND TAKE THEIR THINGS. What can I do about it? | WROTE A NOTE TO MY FRIEND TELLING HIM TO MEET ME IN THE PLAYGROUND AFTER SCHOOL. But something went wrong ... | HAVE AN IDENTICAL TWIN. We swapped identities for the first time when we were six. AS | WAS WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL, I FOUND A BAG UNDER A HEDGE. Inside were bundles of banknotes. ALL THE STREET SIGNS HAVE BEEN CHANGED! Ihave to run, not walk, the traffic lights are purple and pink, and cars can park anywhere What's happened? IF YOU COULD HAVE A JOB IN AN OLD- FASHIONED CIRCUS, WHAT WOULD YOU MOST WANT TO DO? AT THE FAIR | SAW MADAME ROSA’S TENT. The sign said ‘Fortunes told, $1.’ WHEN | WAS BORN, MY FAIRY GODMOTHER SAID | COULD CHOOSE ONE SPECIAL SKILL WHEN | TURNED THIRTEEN. What happened on my thirteenth birthday? IT WAS SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPH DAY. Just before we lined up, I fell over, bumped mynose, and ... I'M REALLY TALL AND MY FRIEND IS VERY SHORT. There are some advantages to this ... WHEN | GROW UP, | DO NOT WANT TO. BE... | FOUND OUT LAST WEEK THAT ‘CRIME DOESN'T PAY’. Here's what happened ... | WANTED TO BUY MY MOTHER A REALLY GOOD BIRTHDAY PRESENT. But first, |had to earn the money. MY JOB IS TO DESIGN THE NEXT SET OF POSTAGE STAMPS. What will | puton them? 1 MISSED THE SCHOOL BUS, IT STARTED TO RAIN AND | COULDN’T GO HOME BECAUSE THE HOUSE WAS LOCKED UP. Sol... IMAGINE YOU CAN BREATHE UNDERWATER. What might happen?IT RAINED FOR A LONG TIME. When I looked out the window, | saw three ducklings in a puddle. Close by was our cat, staring at them 1 WAS WOKEN BY A STRANGE NOISE SOMETHING SCRATCHED AT THE DOOR. When | opened it, a hefflegump was staring at me YOU ARE GOING TO BE AN ARTIST WHEN YOU GROW UP. What sort of artist will you be, and what will you create? DOWN THE BACK OF THE GARDEN IS AN OLD TREE WITH A HOLLOW TRUNK. IF | COULD GO BACK IN TIME, | WOULD | WALKED DOWN TO THE BEACH AND REALISED | WAS ALL ALONE. MY GRAN GAVE ME A MAGIC PEN. | OPENED THE ENVELOPE. To myamazement, there was an invitation inside. WHEN | WOKE UP, | WAS IN A ROOM I’D NEVER SEEN BEFORE. A PIGEON BUILT ITS NEST IN OUR HOUSE GUTTERING. Dad says it's causing a blockage and will have to go IT WAS A VERY HOT NIGHT. lopened the window, and to my amazement | saw thousands of ttle silver balls falling from the sky. THE SCHOOL TRACK TEAM TRAVELLED BY BUS TO THE ATHLETICS MEET. When we arrived, we found we had onlyone pair of sports shoes between us WHAT WOULD BE THE WORST JOB IN THE WORLD? SOMETHING IS WEIRD. Mysister has started being nice to me. HE WAS THE STRANGEST LOOKING KID I’D EVER SEEN. IT’S REALLY HARD TO STAND UP FOR YOUR BEST FRIEND WHEN THEY’VE DONE SOMETHING WRONG. THE FENCE WAS TALLER THAN ME, BUT SOMEHOW | HAD TO GET OVER IT. THE LITTLE OLD LADY HANDED ME A BUSINESS CARD. It said “All types of magic performed. Satisfaction guaranteed.” | THINK THE BIGGEST RESPONSIBILITY MY PARENTS HAVE IS TO... | PUT ON MY NEW SNEAKERS AND FELT THEM BUZZ. Then they took control of my feet! EVERYONE WAS SICK IN BED EXCEPT ME. Unfortunately, had to feed them, and I'd never done anything like that before. WHAT IS MEANT BY BUDGETING? Do you do it? Why or why not? AFTER | BROKE MY LEG, IT WAS PUT INTO A HUGE CAST. Icould hardly move AS SOON AS | WALKED IN MY BEDROOM | KNEW MY BROTHER HAD BEEN IN THERE. VM MUCH TOO OLD FOR A TEDDY BEAR, BUT | CAN’T GET RID OF IT BECAUSE ... THE FIRE TRUCK STOPPED DOWN THE STREET. THERE WAS A LUMP UNDER THE CARPET. As | watched, it began to wriggle “YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DRIVE, ” MOM SAID. “IT’S AN EMERGENCY!” MY FAMILY LOVE SPORT. They playiit, they watch it, they coach it. Pm a runt, and I hate it.THEY WERE CHASING ME, AND GETTING CLOSER. Suddenly! tripped and fell flat on the ground. 1 KNOW | CAN'T FLY, BUT HERE | AM, CIRCLING ABOVE THE SCHOOL PLAYGROUND. WE WERE WAY UP HIGH ON THE ROLLER COASTER. When | looked down | could see ... | WANTED TO GIVE MOM A NICE SURPRISE, SO 1 WENT AND CUT ALL HER FLOWERS. THE SCHOOL BUS DISAPPEARED INTO THE DISTANCE. “YOU NEED A NEW INTEREST,’ THE LIBRARIAN SAID. ‘HERE, READ THIS.’ HE COUNTED THEM INTO MY HAND. “And that's all you're getting,” he said. 1 WAS TERRIBLE AT TELLING THE TIME, SO WHEN MY DIGITAL WATCH BROKE, | WAS IN REAL TROUBLE. THE WAVES WERE GETTING HIGHER AND | WAS BECOMING VERY FRIGHTENED. “WE’RE GOING GREEN,” | TOLD THE FAMILY. “We're going to recycle and reuse.” | TOLD MYSELF | WAS SUPERMAN, AND JUMPED INTO... EVERYONE KNOWS CAVES CAN BE DANGEROUS. But | was too excited to think about that. THE LITTLE BOAT CRASHED THROUGH THE WAVES ON TO THE SAND. Now I'd found this little island, maybe I'd be safe. GRANDMA'S CASSEROLE TASTED TERRIBLE. “| hope you like it,” she said. “It's my special recipe.’ THE SPIDER’S WEB STRETCHED ACROSS THE OPEN DOORWAY. | FOUND A BIG BROWN SEED ON THE SIDEWALK SO | DECIDED TO PLANT IT IN THE HERB POT ON THE PORCH. THE TEACHER SAID THAT WE SHOULD TRY SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY. Today 'm going to tryto fly. THE FARMER SAID THEY GOT RID OF THE HENS WHEN THEY STOPPED LAYING. That's when [had the idea to save one fora pet. THE TEACHER SAID NOT TO GO TO THAT WEBSITE BECAUSE IT WOULD REALLY SUCK US IN. TWO DAYS AGO THE CAT CLIMBED RIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE TREE AND TODAY IT’S STILL THERE. WHEN | GOT HOME FROM SCHOOL, | FOUND MY MOTHER PACKING BAGS IN A FRENZY. MY DOG WAS EXCITED, DIGGING LIKE CRAZY BETWEEN THE TREE ROOTS. GRAN HAD OFTEN TOLD ME THERE WAS A POT OF GOLD AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW. When I was eight, | decided to go and find it MY UNCLE TOLD ME I HAD TO WALK THE DOG. But the dog was bigger than me! THE DARK CLOUD SWEPT ACROSS THE SKY AND WITH IT CAME THE RAIN. AS SOON AS | WALKED IN THE SCHOOL GATE, MY EARS BUZZED AND | COULDN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT PEOPLE WERE SAYING. THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT WAS IN A BIG SQUARE BOX WRAPPED IN SILVER PAPER. THE CAR MADE A STRANGE NOISE SO DAD DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ‘Oh no!" | moaned. “We're going to be late!” THE HEADLINE OF THE NEWSPAPER SAID THAT ALL TEACHERS WERE GOING ON STRIKE. What were we students going to do instead? IF YOU COULD ORDER A NEW PUBLIC DAY OFF FOR EVERYONE, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT AND WHAT EVENT WOULD IT CELEBRATE?THEY DARED ME, BUT I SAID NO. Then ... they pushed me. 1 WAS ALLOWED TO PICK OUT ONE KITTEN FOR MYSELF. | TURNED ON THE COMPUTER AND A FACE APPEARED. “This time, you are going to do what | tell you,” itsaid. THE INTERNET ISN’T WORKING. You don't know what to do. Then your Grand pop says you can have some fun the old-fashioned way. What on earth is he going to show you this time? YOU ARE ON TOP OF THE CHURCH STEEPLE, BUT YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW YOU GOT THERE. What do you think happened? How will you get down? YOU LOOK UP YOUR BANK BALANCE ON THE INTERNET, THINKING YOU HAVE ABOUT $100. The total amount is $1,000,000. What happened? THE FUNNIEST PERSON IN CLASS IS... WE SAT AROUND THE CAMPFIRE TELLING SPOOKY STORIES. When it was time to go to sleep in our tents, we were spooked out. WHAT ARE THE THREE WORST THINGS YOU CAN IMAGINE HAPPENING TO YOU? 1 AM REALLY SCARED OF SPIDERS, AND WHEN | SAW ONE SWINGING ON A THREAD ABOVE MY DINNER ... IT WAS THE DAY OF THE TROLLEY DERBY. Six of us lined up at the top of the hill “GO ON,” THEY SAID. “THEN WE’LL LET YOU JOIN OUR CLUB.” IMAGINE THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE ALL THE GIFTS YOU INTEND TO GIVE NEXT CHRISTMAS. What will you make for your family and friends? IT WAS THE FIRST TIME | HAD BEEN ON A HORSE. A FRIGHTENED LOOKING BOY COMES UP TO YOU AND ASKS YOU WHAT YEAR IT IS. You tell him, and he looks shattered. He tells you that before he went to sleep in the park, itwas 1980. IF YOU COULD HAVE A PARTY MEAL OF FOODS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? MOTHERS ARE FOND OF SAYING THINGS LIKE CARROTS MAKE YOU SEE IN THE DARK, AND CRUSTS MAKE YOUR HAIR CURL. What might pizza, hot dogs, ice cream and other such foods do for you? IF YOU COULD TURN INTO A WILD CREATURE FOR A DAY, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO BE? THE NEW PRINCIPAL LOOKED VERY STERN. Itseemed like he THE CARETAKER’S SHED WAS OPEN. Itwas an excellent opportunity to have a good look around THE TEACHER SAYS YOU HAVE TO PLAY FOR THE SOCCER TEAM BECAUSE THERE’S NO ONE ELSE. What she doesn't know is that you've never played soccer in your life before YOUR BEST FRIEND’S FAMILY HAS MOVED HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY. What will you do now? IN YOUR SCHOOLBAG WAS YOUR LUNCH, A PAIR OF SUNGLASSES AND ATICKET. Where were you going? THE MOST INTERESTING THING I’VE LEARNED THIS YEAR IS ... A LITTLE BOX APPEARS IN YOUR MAILBOX ADDRESSED TO YOU. The next day there is another one, then YOU BUY AN OLD VASE AT THE JUNK SHOP. You decide to clean it up to give to Gran. When you rub it with the cloth, there is a another. whooshing sound and a shower of stars fills Who is sending the boxes, and whatis in them? the air. YOU ARE SENT TO GET A HAIRCUT, BUT IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE WORST LOOKING HAIRCUT YOU HAVE EVER HAD. What happens? MOM SAYS YOU HAVE A BAD HABIT OF WHILE DAD WAS WORKING IN HIS. SHED, MY LITTLE BROTHER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO SURPRISE HIM BY PAINTING HIS CAR. MY FRIEND THOUGHT HE WAS A FANTASTIC SINGER, BUT REALLY HE WAS TERRIBLE. Then he decided to enter a talent quest.| WAITED AND WAITED FOR DAD TO COME HOME, BUT HE NEVER ARRIVED. YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO BE ON TV. What show will you be on, and why have you been chosen? WHAT HAPPENED THE DAY | ACCIDENTALLY LOCKED MYSELF IN THE SCHOOL BATHROOM. 1 WAS SURE I’D COME FIRST IN THE TEST — I'D WORKED SO HARD. Iwas devastated when the teacher said | couldn't have studied because nearly all my answers were wrong. DAD KEPT SAYING HE WASN'T AS. YOUNG AS HE USED TO BE. Itwasn’t until he fell off the ladder that! realised it was true. THE ROOM WAS WHITE AND BRIGHT AND MY HEAD FELT STRANGE. “Don'tworry,” a voice said. “You're in hospital”. ‘NO,” | SAID TO MY FRIENDS. “I’M NOT GOING IN THERE. IT LOOKS SCARY.” WHEN THE FIRE ALARM WENT OFF, | WAS ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE OLD HOUSE. MY FAIRY GODMOTHER’S NEW WAND WAS GOING CRAZY. The last thing | wanted was a load of ... falling from the sky. WRITE A LETTER TO SOMEONE YOU ADMIRE, TELLING THEM HOW YOU WANT TO DO SOME OF THE THINGS THEY HAVE DONE AND PERHAPS SOME OF THE THINGS THEY DIDN'T MANAGE TO DO. HE COULD HARDLY BELIEVE IT WOULD BE HIS BIRTHDAY TOMORROW. He had waited a whole year for this present. MY PET HAD BEEN MISSING FOR THREE DAYS AND | DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WE ROWED THE BOAT OUT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE. Then we felt our feet getting wet. THE LITTLE PLANE DIPPED AND SHUDDERED IN THE STRONG WINDS. Ihadn’t expected to be caught up in a storm and | was terrified THE CAR ZOOMED AROUND THE CORNER AND | DIVED HEADFIRST AWAY FROM IT, HITTING AN OLD MAN IN THE SHOULDER BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE CONCRETE. THE WATERFALL FASCINATED ME. Iwanted to go closer and feel the water spray me. | TAPPED ON THE WINDOW OF THE HOUSE. “You've got to help me,” | said to the old lady. 1 WAS IN TROUBLE AGAIN, AND IT WASN'T FAIR. No one would believe it wasn’t my fault | WAS SO EXCITED WHEN WE BLASTED OFF INTO SPACE. We were going to a new world that was untouched by humans. Nothing could go wrong. YOU ARE THE BULLY OF THE SCHOOL. Write several days of diary pages telling the reader about your actions. THE NEW STUDENT IN CLASS HAS DECIDED TO TELL YOU — AND ONLY YOU — THAT HE/SHE HAS BEEN AGED 12 FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS. He also said he can't move on to the next birthday because he's lost the magic formula. | HEARD SOMEONE CALLING FOR HELP. Itseemed to come from the house across the street. INSIDE THE DRAWER WAS A BIG IRON KEY AND A FOLDED NOTE. THE RAT POKED ITS NOSE AROUND THE CORNER OF THE SHED. Its eyes gleamed. THE LITTLE GIRL LOOKED ANXIOUSLY AROUND THE MALL. She had thought it would be fun to hide from her mom, but now she couldn’t see her anywhere, | SHOULDN’T HAVE BORROWED MY BROTHER’S BIKE. Now it was a pile of junk and he was going to be mad. | WRIGGLED MY TOES DOWN INTO THE COOL SAND. This was going to be such a good vacation! “WE'VE WON THE LOTTERY!” DAD YELLED, WAVING HIS TICKET IN THE AIR. And that was when our problems started. DAD HAS BOUGHT A NEW BARBECUE AND HE CAN'T WAIT TO START USING IT. We thought he was crazy not waiting till summer, but that's our dad. THE RABBIT FAMILY WAS WORRIED. They had heard the field was about to be mowed. They were going to be homelessA FAMILY DAY | WILL NEVER FORGET. YOU WORKED SO HARD FOR SO LONG, AND NOW YOU ARE BEING REWARDED FOR IT. What has happened? TODAY IS REALLY STRANGE. Your mother has turned into you, and you have become your mom. What happens? DO YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE EXCUSABLE TO TELL A WHITE LIE? Why or why not? YOUR REGULAR BABYSITTER COULDN’T COME AND THIS STRANGE- LOOKING WOMAN ARRIVED INSTEAD. She had a warty nose and wore a pointed hat. WHAT ARE THE THREE MOST USEFUL THINGS IN YOUR KITCHEN. Why? WHAT WOULD BE THE MOST EMBARRASSING THING THAT COULD EVER HAPPEN TO YOU? THE WORST HOLIDAY EVER. THE PHONE CALL | DID NOT WANT TO RECEIVE, ONE MORNING YOU WOKE UP FEELING REALLY LAZY, SO YOU DECIDED YOU WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING YOU DIDN’T WANT TO DO. THAT EXPERIENCE TAUGHT ME SOMETHING ABOUT MYSELF THAT | DIDN’T KNOW BEFORE. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE LIKE WHEN YOU ARE 207 Describe yourself and what you are doing | REALLY WISH SOMEONE HAD WARNED ME ABOUT ... THIS PERSON MADE A DIFFERENCE TO MY LIFE, BUT | NEVER TOLD THEM. WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE? WRITE ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE MOVIE AND WHY YOU ENJOYED IT. YOU WERE SO ENGROSSED IN READING A BOOK, YOU GOT LOCKED INTO THE LIBRARY FOR THE NIGHT. WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED? IF YOU COULD MAKE THREE IMPROVEMENTS TO YOUR SCHOOL, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? WHAT DO YOU DO ON AN AVERAGE SATURDAY? YOU LIVE IN A PERFECT WORLD, WHAT HAPPENS DURING A TYPICAL DAY? PHONES ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE COMPLICATED. What will they be able to do in twenty years time? IF | BECAME INVISIBLE, | WOULD START THE DAY BY ... RORY OFTEN DOESN’T COME TO SCHOOL AND HE DOESN'T CARE. What are your opinions on this? WHAT IS THE MOST DIFFICULT THING YOU HAVE EVER HAD TO DO? IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN GETTING $100 NOW OR $200 IN SIX MONTHS TIME, WHAT CHOICE WOULD YOU MAKE? Explain why. A DAY IN A DOG'S LIFE. 1 DON’T LIKE GOING TO... WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE EVERYDAY CLOTHES? Why? YOU HAVE GOT TERRIBLE TOOTHACHE. You hate going to the dentist. What will you do?WRITE ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE BAND AND WHY YOU LIKE THEM SO MUCH. 1 WISH MY MOM/DAD WOULDN'T ... WHICH IS THE BEST, BEING EXTREMELY GOOD-LOOKING OR BEING EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT? Why? FOR THE BEST BIRTHDAY PARTY EVER, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? YOU SAT DOWN TO DINNER AND SUDDENLY GRAVITY WASN'T WORKING LIKE IT’S SUPPOSED TO. What happened? THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN MY LIFE IS YOUR TIME MACHINE HAS. MALFUNCTIONED, AND YOU ARE NOW STUCK IN... WHAT ARE THE FIRST MEMORIES YOU HAVE ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD? THIS MORNING YOU THOUGHT YOU HEARD THE DOG SAY GOOD MORNING AND NOW HE’S ASKING FOR BISCUITS! What's going on? INSTEAD OF A SCHOOL BUS, A HUGE SUV PULLED UP. “No school today,” said the driver. THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MY FAMILY. “WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING?” ASKED THE PRINCIPAL. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO HELP OR CHANGE STUDENTS WHO ARE STARTING TO GO OFF THE RAILS? I'D MANAGED TO GET TO THE TOP. But now I was looking down and feeling scared. YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A ROLE IN THE SCHOOL PLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND YOU ARE VERY NERVOUS. What happens? WOULD YOU PREFER TO LIVE UNDER THE GROUND OR UNDER THE SEA? WHAT IS THE MOST PRECIOUS THING YOU OWN? Write about how you came to have it, and what it means to you IMAGINE YOU ARE VERY OLD. What will be the best memories of your life? MOM PLANTED SOME SNAPDRAGONS AND NOW THEY ARE FLOWERING, THERE IS A TINY DRAGON INSIDE EACH ONE... WHAT ITEM WOULD YOU INSTALL IN THE SCHOOL PLAYGROUND TO HELP STUDENTS WITH THEIR FITNESS? YOU LOOK OUT OF YOUR WINDOW ONE NIGHT AND YOU SEE A STRANGE GLOW IN THE SKY. THE SIGN SAID “NO ENTRY”, BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP US. IS THERE A BETTER WAY THAN BUILDING MORE PRISONS? IF YOU COULD CREATE A NEW PLANET TO SUIT YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE? WRITE ABOUT A TIME WHEN SOMETHING GOOD HAPPENED AND YOUR PARENTS WERE REALLY HAPPY. IF YOU COULD BE CHOSEN FOR AN OLYMPIC SPORT, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Why? SOMEONE HAS TAKEN THE LACES OUT OF YOUR SNEAKERS AND NOW YOU HAVE TO RUN FOR YOUR LIFE. YOU ARE A MOUSE LIVING IN THE WALL. What do you do when the familyis asleep? WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR, THERE |S A POLICEMAN OUTSIDE. He says ... PARENT CONFERENCES ARE BEING HELD AT SCHOOL TOMORROW NIGHT. Are you worried or confident? Why?THINK OF SOMETHING HAPPENING IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT. Explain your feelings and what you would like to do. WRITE ABOUT A TIME WHEN YOU WERE FILLED WITH FEAR. YOUR FRIEND HAS A CAN OF SPRAY PAINT. First he squirts a few spots just for fun. Then he starts writing things on the fence. What will you do? THE HORSE STEPPED OUT FROM BEHIND THE TREE AND STRETCHED HIS WINGS. “I've been sentto get you,” he said. “Jump up.” IT HAD WIRES AND GLASS TUBES, AND THERE WAS STEAM COMING OUT OF A PIPE AT THE TOP. MOM’S FAVOURITE ORNAMENT FELL TO THE FLOOR AND SHATTERED. SOME PEOPLE SAY THERE ARE NO SUCH THINGS AS GHOSTS. Iknow that they are wrong! YOU ARE A BUTTERFLY FOLDED UP INSIDE A CHRYSALIS. Suddenly you begin to twitch. You want to stretch .. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR? Write about what you enjoy at this time. THE CIRCUS HAS COME TO TOWN AND YOU ARE DESPERATE TO GO. Your parents say no, that circuses are not good places for animals. What do you do? YOU JUST OPENED A JAR OF YOUR FAVOURITE SPREAD, AND THERE’S MOULD GROWING ON THE TOP. Write a letter to the manufacturer telling them about it. IMAGINE YOU ARE YOUR TEACHER. Write what you imagine they think when they look at you as a student. AS | WALKED ALONG THE BEACH, | NOTICED A SET OF TINY FOOTPRINTS LEADING AWAY INTO THE DISTANCE. THE BIG SILVER SAUCER SAT IN THE BACK YARD. Then | heard a creaking sound, and a door slid aside. AS | LAY IN BED, | SAW THE SHADOW ON THE WALL BEGIN TO MOVE. SHE RAN ALONG THE STREET, HEARING THE FOOTSTEPS POUNDING ALONG BEHIND HER. She turned down the alleyand ... SOMETHING HAD BITTEN ME. [twas so itchy! couldn't stop scratching. Then it began to hurt, and when I looked YOU HAVE WON $1000 IN A COMPETITION TO PASS ON TO SOMEONE DESERVING. Who would you give it to, and why? WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW THAT YOU COULDN'T DO FIVE YEARS AGO? WHEN | GOT HOME, MOM MET ME AT THE DOOR. “Guess what?" she said. LOOK AROUND YOU AND PICK A PERSON. Don’t say anything to them, but imagine what it's like to be them. Write about their day and what you think it has been like up fill now. YOU ADVERTISED YOUR SERVICES AS APET SITTER DURING THE SCHOOL VACATION. You have just landed your firstjob. MY FRIEND WAS ALWAYS PLAYING TRICKS ON ME. Now | was determined to get him back ... THE DOG STARTED TO PULL ME ACROSS THE STREET. | couldn't make him stop. 1 PUNCHED THE NUMBER INTO THE PHONE, HOPING I WASN’T TOO LATE THERE WAS A LOUD RUMBLING SOUND AND THEN THE ROOM BEGAN TO SHAKE AND RATTLE. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AFTER YOUR GREAT GRANDMOTHER FOR THE AFTERNOON. She's 90, and loves to talk. You can't wait for the afternoon to end. But something happens to change your mind. A DUCKLING ADOPTED BY A HEN THINKS HE IS A HEN TOO, What problems will he have as he grows up? THE PILOT'S VOICE CAME OVER THE INTERCOM. “Sorry,” he said. “We're not going to Vancouver now. We're going to the moon.” WHAT IS THE BEST SKILL YOU HAVE?YOUR BEST FRIEND COMES ROUND FOR LUNCH. You've never seen such terrible eating habits In fact, it's embarrassing. What happens? WHY ARE FAMILIES IMPORTANT? YOUR BEST FRIEND HAS A HABIT OF BORROWING THINGS AND NOT RETURNING THEM. How can you fix this problem? WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOR AND WHY? How have you made use of this color in your life? WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY BE LESS. POLLUTED? IF YOU COULD HAVE A DAY OFF SCHOOL, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO DO INSTEAD? | WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A............ BECAUSE ... BOYS SHOULD LEARN TO BE AS GOOD AS GIRLS ARE AT ... AND GIRLS. SHOULD LEARN TO BE AS GOOD AS BOYS ARE AT... Explain your reasons. SHOULD TESTS BE BANNED AT SCHOOL? Explain why or why not IF | WERE THE PRESIDENT/PRIME MINISTER, | WOULD ... WHAT ONE THING WOULD MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE? WHAT IS THE WORST THING YOUR PARENTS HAVE DONE? How did it affect you? WHEN I WAS AT THE RESTAURANT, | FOUND A BUG IN MY SALAD. The waitress said not to say anything as everyone else would want one too What happened then? ‘!M NOT STAYING HERE!” | YELLED. “'m running away!” DESCRIBE SOMETHING YOU THINK IS. TRULY BEAUTIFUL. A NEW STUDENT HAS ARRIVED IN YOUR CLASS. They look rather lost and frightened. What will you do? IT WAS SO EMBARRASSING, I KNEW | WOULD NEVER........ AGAIN. WHAT IS A “SHOPAHOLIC”? Are you one? Explain why or whynot. YOUR TEACHER HAS ASKED YOU TO MAKE A LIST OF THINGS AROUND THE HOUSE, ONE FOR EACH LETTER OF THE ALPHABET. Write a letter to the teacher explaining how difficult this is going to be. WHAT HAPPENED THE DAY | ATE A BUSY PILL. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT NOT TO TELL LIES? ALL THE STREET IN YOUR TOWN HAVE TURNED INTO RIVERS. How is this going to change things? NO ONE HEARD YOU YELL OUT AND THEY WALKED AWAY. Now you were alone in the woods with a sore foot and it was starting to get dark. YOU'RE HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME GETTING TO SLEEP. What do you do? HOW DOES YOUR FAMILY HAVE FUN WITHOUT SPENDING MONEY? YOU HAVE EATEN JUNK FOOD FOR EVERY MEAL FOR A WEEK. How do you feel? Have you changed any of your opinions about junk food? WHAT OCCASION MAKES YOU TRY TO LOOK YOUR BEST? MY FAVOURITE PLACE IS (CHOOSE ONE) THE BEACH/RIVER/MOUNTAIN/ DESERT/CITY/COUNTRYSIDE. Explain why. HOW WILL YOU CONVINCE YOUR BABYSITTER TO LET YOU STAY UP LONGER THAN YOUR PARENTS’ DEADLINE? IMAGINE THAT ELECTRICITY WAS NEVER INVENTED. How would that have changed things for us?