Lesson 3.14, Time

Now that we have finished our unit on time, it’s time to review what you’ve learned.

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REVIEW
INFINITE
GROWTH
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Now that we have finished our unit on time, it’s time to review what you’ve learned. This end-of-unit quiz will test your knowledge of the following concepts: mortality, perception, sense of self, urgency, direction, decisiviness, and math.

Read each of the following questions and decide whether it is true or false.

  1. ____ Time is real.
  2. ____ Time is kind.
  3. ____ Time is cruel.
  4. ____ Time can be anything, similar to you, but more abstract. It grows (like you) but without end. Like those edits of songs that loop before a drop that never comes, delivered as comedic torture.
  5. ____ Time is limited.

Read each of the following questions and write a short reponse.

  1. Is time worth killing for?
  2. What’s your favorite way to kill time?
  3. Do you think time knows it’s killing us all?

Fill in the blanks of each sentence using some vocab words from the box below.

LOVE GUILTY OLD HOPELESSNESS ENTICED
TERROR FREE INFINITY LOST CONFUSED
  1. When I imagine the end of time, I feel ________________________________.
  2. Time is not tangible, yet we experience and feel it. Why is this the case?
    _____________ and ______________.
  3. We have learned time is shaped like ________________________.
  4. Many people believe time is _____________, though it is really _____________.

Answer the following questions in numeric, symbolic, or poetic form. Show your work.

  1. Jamie woke up fifteen minutes late this morning. He had been up all night watching YouTube videos on his girlfriend’s couch. If he needs five minutes to wake up, fifteen minutes to shower and dress, seven minutes to feel existential dread (consider quitting his job, changing his name, and moving to Mexico), then twenty-two minutes to commute, what time will he arrive at work, assuming he was supposed to wake up at 8:10 a.m.? If his shift starts at 9:00 a.m., will Jamie be late?
  2. If the average, global, human lifespan is 71.3 years, this means most of us can antipate 26042.33 sunrises. If we lose the first tenth of this to naviety, the second to general development, and must set aside the last fifth for forced retirement, how many days do we actually get to exist? Use the standard, 9-5, weekday workweek to account for extra time lost.

Choose one of the following prompts and write a paragraph response on another sheet of paper. Remember to answer all parts of the question. If needed, you can brainstorm and discuss your topic of choice with a friend or teacher.

  1. I have lost someone to time. When was the first time you experienced loss? Were you close to the individual? Do you remember the color of their eyes?
  2. Consider the common beauty of a tombstone. If you were really your ephithet, what would you want it to say? Who would you entrust with your will? Do you know who will care for your dog? (Perhaps you should let her inherit everything.)
  3. There are things I have done that I regret. However, these are not nearly as painful as the things I have not done, yet regret even more. Make a list of ten things you want to do in your lifetime. Consider the economics of each item, really think of when you’ll get there—if ever. Do you feel something aching behind your ribs? Good. Select one item from your list and write a plan on how to accomplish it—chop chop.

Hailing from Sin City, Gaby V. Everett is a failed supervillain with an affinity for coffee at midnight. Everett possesses a BA in creative writing and enjoys hiding secrets in plain sight; they can be found in Dream Noir, The Acentos Review, Fatal Flaw, and more. His flash has been featured in Wigleaf’s 2024, “Top 50 Very Short Fictions”. He is currently editorial staff for Mulberry Literary.