Oral Exam Questions

ORAL EXAM QUESTIONS

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    1. Explain some time when you acted with great ingenuity in meeting a challenge.
    2. Discuss unpredictable events you fear. Why?
    3. Have you ever felt like the children in "The Bewitchin' Pool." Explain.
    4. Discuss some statistics that have influenced your life? For example, that smoking is a leading cause of heart disease or that some foods have too much cholesterol.
    5. What's your idea of a satisfying weekend?
    6. Did your mother ever lecture you about something? Explain.
    7. Which family member of friend do you consider an oracle of wisdom?
    8. Have you ever felt like Gart Williams in "A Stop At Willoughby" and wished to escape to an imaginary place of peace and innocence. Explain.
    9. Make an acrostic on the word VACATION. In this way you can tell me what you plan to do on your vacation.
    Example: V is for how very happy I'll be.
                     A is for all the hours I can spend in bed.
                     C is for the chores I might have to do around the house.
                     A is for my Aunt Zelda, whom I will visit.
                     T is for the iced tea I can drink.
                     I is for the indolent days I'll enjoy.
                    O is for the okay feeling I'll feel just by being home.
                    N is for the nights when I can go to sleep knowing I don't have to wake up for class the next morning.
    10. What prejudices are you aware of in your society? Explain.

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