Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Wake up before your parents and quietly make fake vomit. Be reluctant to get dressed. Fake bags under your eyes. Pick at your breakfast. Protest if they suggest you stay home.

Answer: Put it in the toilet and pretend to throw up. If this doesn't wake them up, go get them and tell them what just "happened". Don't volunteer to get yourself ready for school. Instead, act like it is a difficult task for you to perform. Slowly dress, but not too slowly. Skip a button on your shirt, don't comb your hair properly, and don't tie your shoelaces properly (or even at all). Have droopy eyes. Think of something sad and let your eyes water and droop. You can also rub them to give that slightly bloodshot look. Even if you got enough sleep the night before and don't have natural bags under your eyes, there's an easy way to fake it. Take yours or your mom's light lavender or blueish eyeshadow. Mix in some water to make the color fade into a more natural tint. Rub it in well, but still make it noticeable. You could also take some vaseline and rub it under your eyes. You could also try adding some kind of pale makeup to make sure your parents know you are ill. A lack of appetite is especially symptomatic of not feeling well. Your parents will be especially concerned if you love breakfast, or if they made your favorite breakfast treat. Sneak an extra snack when your parents aren't looking. You'll probably get hungry. When your parents decide to let you stay home, don't just shrug and agree. Protest their decision (but only if you didn't have to convince them first). This reinforces the fact that you really are sick. Say, "But Mom, I'm going to have so much work to make up!" or "But I have a math test today!" or "I don't want to miss school because I might miss something Important! If your parents know you don't care about tests or you always complain about tests, say "But I have band practice, or art class" or something they know you enjoy. Do not overdo it. Don't randomly state that you want to do a test if they know you don't care. This can backfire unless you're careful. Don't beg excessively to stay home, or your parents might know you are faking it.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Visualize parts of the essay. Use memory palace techniques. Link passages to physical movement. Give yourself cues if you will present the essay.

Answer: Associate different parts of the essay with images. You might imagine the essay coming to life as you recite it. When you need to recite the essay, recall the images to help you remember the words. For example, the first part of the essay might be about tiger conservation, so you might visualize tigers as you go through this part. The second part may be about their habitat, so you might think about a jungle. Imagine a room or building that represents your essay. For every main point, place a piece of furniture inside. Associate each piece of furniture with a point you have to remember. For example, if the main parts of the essay are about family, cooperation, and communication, you might imagine a photograph (family), a table (cooperation), and a telephone (communication). When you need to recall the essay, imagine yourself walking from the photograph to the table and then to the telephone in the proper order. Gestures can help you memorize parts of the essay by associating words with movements. You might tap out a certain pattern when you start a paragraph, or gesture outwards to emphasize a particular word. Pacing can help improve recall. Some people even find doing a simple dance to be useful as they try to memorize the essay. As you memorize the speech, give yourself a prompt or cue that can remind you which part goes where. Practice hand gestures with your speech. Put certain gestures at specific spots in the essay. If you are allowed to use flashcards, you might write the basic outline on a series of cards. Glance down at these as you go along. You might ask a friend in the audience to give a signal if you are forgetting a line.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Determine a color scheme with your date. Match with the boutonniere or corsage your date buys for you. Pick a color based on your tie, cummerbund, or vest. Look at a picture of her dress before you buy the corsage.

Answer:
Ask your date if she has any favorite colors and, with her input, choose a few colors you both like to base your outfits around. Aim for two or three colors at most. From here, you can find a corsage that fits both of your outfits. You might choose a color scheme based on the seasons. If the special occasion is near Halloween, you could choose orange and black. If you're going to a Valentine's Day dance, you could choose pink, red, and white. While you'll buy your date a corsage, she will usually buy your boutonniere or corsage in return. Ask her what she's planning to purchase so you can buy a similar flower. You might coordinate on the flower type, color, or special accent. To draw connections between you and your date's outfits, buy a corsage that matches a color featured on your outfit. That way, even if your boutonniere does not resemble her corsage exactly, your outfits will match. Rather than the primary color, focus on the color of your tie or similar accessory. Seeing her dress beforehand will help you coordinate your outfits and your flowers, as well as what type of corsage you buy. The two main choices are wrist or pinned corsages. If her dress has sleeves, choose a corsage that you can pin to her chest. For strapless or sleeveless dresses, a wrist corsage will work best. If you decide on a wrist corsage, measure her wrist to order the right size.