Article: Many students lose points on math exams because they read over the directions too fast and don't do exactly what is required. Read the instructions over slowly and more than once to keep yourself from making simple, avoidable errors. Pay attention to keywords in the instructions, like "solve" or "show your work." Since your math exam will likely be timed, it is important to manage your time well. If you come across a difficult problem that you don't know how to solve, skip over it and save it for later. Once you answer all the easy questions, you can come back to the more difficult ones. If you spend too much time trying to solve a difficult problem, you may not have time to answer problems later in the exam that you can solve. Whatever you do, don't turn in the exam until your instructor says that time is up. If you finish answering all the questions before the end of the exam period, double-check all your answers, and reread all the directions. Make sure you didn't make any simple, avoidable mistakes. As you double-check your answers, you may even recall other information that didn't initially come to mind.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Carefully read the directions given for each problem. Solve the problems you know first. Use all the time allowed for the exam.

Problem: Article: If your child wakes from a bad dream or nightmare, be sure to respond quickly to her calls, and calmly and lovingly reassure her that you are there for her, and that she is safe. It can be tough for children to distinguish between the real feelings that they experience in their dreams and reality. Your calm presence will help relax your child, and will help her realize that she was just dreaming. Your child may be confused when he first wakes from a bad dream, and needs to know what just happened. He may be worried that there is still a bad guy in the house, for example, so you need to quickly help him figure out that he was dreaming. Tell him, "You had a bad dream, but I'm here, it's gone, and you're ok." Explain to your child that everyone has bad dreams, and that you know how scary they can be. Even though you want your child to get over her fear, be careful not to dismiss it, and let her know that it's ok to be scared and upset as a result of having a bad dream. With younger children in particular, you may have good results getting your child to fall back asleep if you prepare magic "potions" or "spells" to cast away the demons, monsters, or bad dreams. Prepare a monster spray (water in a decorated spray bottle) or good dream dust that you can sprinkle around the room. If after talking together and cuddling your child is still nervous about falling back to sleep, she may be calmed if you provide her with a special stuffed animal or toy whose special job it is to protect your child from bad dreams. Have a special talk with "Mr. Hippo," for example, and remind the toy that he needs to help your child have good dreams and chase away all of the bad dreams. If your child is nervous about falling back to sleep, take some time to talk about what she'd like to dream about instead. Create a story with your child as the "star" and her friends or toys as the other players in the dream: what are they going to do together when she falls back asleep? Add plenty of details, and don't rush the story. With luck, your child will fall asleep during the story and will continue it as she dreams. This can give your child something to focus on as he tries to fall back asleep, and can mask any "scary" sounding noises from a quiet house. Prompt him to think about the story the music is telling, or ask him to describe what he sees when he listens to the music: does he see a magic forest, or twinkling stars, for example? Help him come up with soothing visualizations to match the music, and he may become more relaxed and less likely to return to his bad dream. Your child may not be willing to share the scary details of his dream when he first wakes up, and you shouldn't press him if he's reluctant. See if he's ready to talk about it in the morning, though. This can also be a good opportunity for you to figure out if your child's bad dream was a normal occurrence or if it's a symptom of bigger problem, such as anxiety about school or friends or depression. During the day, your child may be open to talking about her bad dream in more detail. Encourage her to rewrite the dream with a happier ending, or to revise it so that she is able to defeat all of the monsters or bad guys. This can make her feel less vulnerable to her dreams in general and give her back a sense of control and power. If your child's bad dreams or nightmares become recurrent, you should check in with the pediatrician. Do this especially if your child's sleep is being negatively affected or if you see other emotional or behavioral problems. It may also be a good idea to see if your child has been struggling in school or is having problems with friends. This could be an underlying source of the bad dreams. Also, even if your child just seems to be going through a phase, it's a good idea to let her teacher know that she hasn't been sleeping as well lately in case it may be affecting her behavior or performance at school. Keeping her teacher in the loop can help protect your child from being subjected to added stress at school.
Summary: Be reassuring. Label the experience. Empathize with your child. Chase away the monsters (or the bad dreams). Provide your child with a protector. Try planning your child's dreams. Play soft, relaxing music. Talk to your child in the morning. Help your child rewrite her dreams. Talk to your child's doctor. Talk to your child's teachers and/or school counselors.

This shows that you know how to have a great time, and can provide him with excitement. It's easy to invite someone out for a drink or dinner, but the most memorable people are the ones who invite us to do something we've never done before. Don't get discouraged if he turns you down. You can simply say, "Well, if you'd ever like to go in the future, let me know. I'd really enjoy that." This keeps the door open and puts the ball in his court. Make it something you're excited about. If you're afraid of heights, don't invite him to go ziplining just because it sounds cool. If you're having lunch or hanging out right after work, you won't be able to completely change your clothes. But you can make small, flirty changes. If you're getting together on a day off, be sure to let your personal style shine, since you don't have to dress for work. If you're going straight from work, consider letting your hair down after having it up all day. If you're taking your lunch together, you could leave the jacket of your skirt suit at the office to show a less formal side of yourself. It's okay to change your clothes between work and happy hour. If your clothes are dirty after a day of work, it makes sense to change before going out. If you've talked during the day, you can remind him of your connection by sending a short text or e-mail. Try to keep the conversation not focused on work, but instead on something you connected over. If he mentioned a band he likes, send a text that says, "Hey! I downloaded that album you mentioned. Thanks for the awesome recommendation." Keep it brief. Even if he likes you, he may not want to be reminded of his workplace once he's done for the day. Don't expect long texts or e-mails. Make efforts to be friendly with the people you know he hangs out with. They don't need to know your intentions, but if they like you, they're more likely to support a budding romance between you. If he's friends with some of your coworkers, this one can be easy. Remember, people tend to value their friends' opinions, especially when it comes to relationships.
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Invite him to do something different. Wear something you couldn't wear to work. Check in outside of work. Get the approval of his friends.