Question 1 - 5
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Time perspectives
Time zone | Outlook | Features & Consequences |
Past | Positive
1. | Remember good times, e.g birthday; keep family records, photos, albums, etc.
Focus on disappointments, failures, bad decisions. |
Present | Hedonistic
Fatalistic | Live for 2. ; seek sensation; avoid pain.
Life is governed by 3. , religious beliefs, social conditions. Life’s path can’t be changed. |
Future | 4.
Fatalistic | Prefer work to play. Don’t give it to temptation.
Have a strong belief in life after death and the importance of 5. in life. |
Question 6 - 10
Choose appropriate options A, B, C.
6.
We are all present hedonists
at school
at birth
while eating and drinking
7.
American boys drop out of school at a higher rate than girls because
they need to be in control of the way they learn
they play video games instead of doing school work
they are not as intelligent as girls
8.
Present-orientated children
do not realise present actions can have negative future effects
are unable to learn lessons from past mistakes
know what could happen if they do something bad, but do it anyway
9.
If American had an extra day per-week, they would spend it
working harder
building relationships
sharing family meals
10.
Understanding how people think about time can help us
become more virtuous
work together better
identify careless or ambitious people
. . .