Can I ask you a favor, Mrs. Bloomington?
Sure.
Instead of taking our test first thing in the morning, could we take it a little later? I think we'd do better on the exam if we had a little more time to settle into the school day.
That's a very interesting suggestion, Harris. What if we took the test after lunch?
Mrs. Bloomington, I know a lot of my classmates like to rest for a while after eating. It might be better to do it before lunch.
It sounds like you're suggesting sometime in the middle of the morning, perhaps right before our 20-minute morning break?
Yes, I think that would be perfect.
Hmm. I can tell by everyone else's faces that there is some agreement here. OK. Instead of 8:00 a.m., the test will be at 9:00 a.m. That means we'll have 45 minutes to finish.