There is a high - pitched whine of the type that comes on the tele vision during the emergency broadcast system tests . VOICE . This is a test . For the next sixty minutes , this classroom will conduct a test of your emergency information retrieval system . This is only a test .
Lights come up on five desks and , behind them , a large black board .
Two of the desks are occupied by LOIS and ALAN .
LOIS is neatly groomed .
ALAN is a mess . His shirt is buttoned incorrectly , his socks do not match , and his hair sticks out at odd angles . His expression is both dazed and frantic .
LOIS. Are you OK?
ALAN. A! When did you get here ?
LOIS. We came in together.
ALAN . I shouldn't have done this .
LOIS . It's going to be worth it .
ALAN . This was not a good idea .
LOIS . You know the stuff , right ?
ALAN . I don't feel good .
LOIS . You're going to get an A and you're going to thank me .
ALAN . No. I should have slept .
LOIS . I told you , a little sleep is worse than no sleep . ALAN . For you maybe . You do this all the time . I'm not used to this . I shouldn't have done it . I should have taken my phone off the hook .
LOIS . You did the right thing .
ALAN . It didn't work ! I don't know anything .
LOIS . Yes , you do .
ALAN . I don't . ( He reaches under his desk , gets his books , and frantically thumbs through them . ) I have to study some more .
LOIS . Relax !
ALAN ( stopping at a random place and seeing the word " Sala din ” ) . “ Saladin . A Moslem sultan of Egypt in the twelfth century . ( He pauses . ) His name means ' keeper of the faith . ' ( He pauses . ) He grew up in Lower Mesopotamia . "
LOIS ( reaching over and shutting Alan's book ) . Stop it . It's too late to study now . You either know it or you don't . The best thing you can do now is just relax .
ALAN . I can't ! I don't know anything ! Nothing stuck with me . You know what I learned last night ? I learned that the Battle of Hastings was in ten - sixty - six and I learned that Thomas Edison's middle name was Alva . That's it . That's all I know . If we're asked when the Battle of Hastings was , I can say , " The Battle of Hastings was in ten - sixty - six . ” If he asks , “ What was Thomas Edison's middle name ? ” I can say , " Alva . " Other than that , I'm completely sunk . LOIS . No , you're not .
ALAN . Evan wouldn't have done this .
LOIS . What does Evan have to do with this ?
ALAN . He has the best grades in the class and he didn't stay up all last night .
LOIS . Who cares ?
ALAN . He's going to get a better grade than I am and he didn't have you calling him every half hour to say , " Are you still awake ? ” ( He snarls . ) Yes , Lois , I am still awake . I am still awake , Lois . I am still awake !
LOIS . Calm down !
ALAN ( after a pause , much calmer ) . I'm sorry . ( He pauses . ) It's all that caffeine . It makes me nervous .
LOIS . I know .
ALAN . I lose my concentration .
LOIS . Me too .
ALAN . I lose my concentration .
LOIS . Don't worry .
ALAN . I have to study some more . ( He goes for his books . LOIS stops him . )
LOIS . No ! Trust me . Just close your eyes ... s ... ( ALAN closes his eyes . After a pause . ) ... and relax . Think about something else .

FINAL TASK
Passing a test isn’t easy, it takes a lot of preparation. Realistically speaking, Alan probably failed his test because he was not ready. However the story is not finished so we don’t know what happened.
So you are going to imagine a conversation with Alan. You are going to write the ending. You are going to comfort Alan because heis sad about failing his test. Write your script and do not forget to use verbals in your script

Please help thank you!