Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

In college, Tim Urban was a __________________ major.

• health

• government

• politics

• literature

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

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A ______-page senior thesis is a paper that you're suppose to spend a year on.

• 50

• 80

• 90

• 70

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Tim wrote his senior thesis in about __________ hours pulling 2 all-nighters.

• 72

• 27

• 24

• 48

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Was Tim Urban's thesis the best one ever seen?

• Yes

• No

Tim Urban is presently a ____________________.

• web designer

• lecturer

• writer-blogger

• TED presenter

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Wait but why" is the name of ___________________.

• Tim Urban's blog

• Tim Urban's website

• Tim Urban's speech

• Tim Urban's thesis

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

According to Tim Urban, both the brain of a procrastinator and a non-procrastinator have _________________________.

• An Instant Gratification Monkey

• A Rational Decision-Maker

• An Instant Gratification Monkey and A Rational Decision-Maker

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who says "all of this will take a while so we're not going to really have room on the schedule for any work today?

• The Rational Decision Maker

• The Panic Monster

• Tim Urban

• The Instant Gratification Monkey

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following does NOT define the Instant Gratification Monkey?

• Lives entirely in the present

• Has no memory of the past

• Works excellently under stress

• Only cares about "easy" and "fun"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

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What is an "overlap"?

• When the monkey wants fun and easy.

• When the rational decision-maker wants to do something that makes sense.

• When the monkey and the rational decision-maker agrees.

• All of the above