That would be a practical exercise. Practical means the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas. So it would apply to real life situations.
Hope this helps!
<span>The “. . . the water fell through the
light from sundown like August rain that fell while the sun was still shining” is
the excerpt from Leslie Marmon Silko's story "The Man to Send Rain
Clouds" that contains a simile.</span>
The narrator here uses "proposed" because he has to take some time to think it over before deciding to take that rest. It shows that he is not making snap decisions, he is suggesting things to himself and then taking the time to consider them before acting.
