Article: Many of the lessons in an accounting class build on each other. Being sure that you are keeping up with concepts and how they relate to one another will help with your overall understanding of how each process works together.  Review notes after each class to be sure you don’t have any questions about the lesson. Look back at any practice problems in the book. Don’t hesitate to ask for clarification. For example, if you are having trouble with debt-to-equity ratio, ask your professor for help. Accounting terms and processes are set up to be as logical as possible. Understanding why certain things are done in certain ways will give you a stronger insight into what to do to tackle each individual problem.  Create flashcards that define terms AND what circumstances you would use them or see them in. Answer any discussion questions in your text book and come prepared to ask questions in your class. It can also be helpful to talk problems out with a classmate or tutor to be sure you understand why it gets solved a certain way. The CPA exam in particular will have many simulations or case studies that will ask you to sort through terms to get to your answer. Once you can see why things are done, it’s time to focus on learning how to do them.  Review old homework assignments. Rework problems you may have missed or may not have fully understood at the time. Work through problems with a partner, discussing the methods you used to solve it to help each other understand more deeply how the process works. Familiarize yourself with key terms and what they mean. Be aware of terms like retained losses and accumulated deficits that can easily be confused. Before you start to workout a problem, take a moment to think about how you will organizing the information to best help you come to a solution. Having a clear method for solving problems can help you keep things focused and relieve stress during an exam. Some longer task based questions are giving in long paragraphs and can have several sections. Practice identifying the relevant information and listing it in on a separate piece of paper.  Make sure you understand all the parties involved, the length of time, the situation being described as well as contract or payment terms. Make a list of related facts or amounts. Some questions will contain information that is not needed and simply there to throw you off.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Keep up with the lessons. Understand why. Work practice problems to understand how. Organize your thoughts.
Article: It takes ten obsidian to make a Nether portal. Once you have enough for two portals, however, you can use a trick to get infinite obsidian without needing to find lava. . If you don't have a portal already, place obsidian blocks in a vertical frame 5 tall x 4 wide. Activate it by using a flint and steel on the lowest obsidian block. This trick may not work if there is another portal close by. The corners of the portal do not have to be obsidian. The Nether is a dangerous place, so prepare yourself if you haven't been before. You'll need the remaining ten obsidian blocks, but you might want to leave them safely behind and explore a safe route first. You'll need to travel a certain minimum distance in a straight, horizontal line (these numbers include a 3-block margin of safety just in case):  PC, Pocket Edition, and Console Edition "large" worlds: travel 19 blocks. Console Edition "medium" worlds: travel 25 blocks. Console Edition "classic" worlds (including all PS3 and Xbox 360 worlds): travel 45 blocks. If you have multiple Overworld portals, walk away from their coordinates. This trick will not work if you are too close to an existing portal. Build this in the Nether and activate it the same way you did the first one. When you walk through it, you should appear in a brand-new portal in the Overworld. If you appear next to a portal you already built, you did not walk far enough in the Nether. Go back to the Nether and break your portal with a diamond pickaxe, then rebuild it somewhere else. The portal that just appeared has fourteen obsidian blocks free for the taking. Mine these with a diamond pickaxe. Each time you walk through the Nether portal you just built, a new portal will appear in the Overworld. Mine this for free obsidian. Speed this up if you want a large amount of obsidian:  Use a bed to set your spawn near the permanent Overworld portal. Place a chest near the temporary Overworld portal. Stash the obsidian and diamond pickaxe in the chest after mining the portal. Kill yourself to return to spawn. Walk through the Nether again and exit the same portal to create a new one. Build a tunnel between the Nether portals to increase safety.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Gather twenty obsidian by other means. Create a Nether portal Travel through the Nether. Build a second portal. Mine the obsidian in the Overworld portal. Exit the same Nether portal to spawn a new one.
Article: It is important that the boxes all be about the same size, or at least that they fit together end-to-end with no gaps in between the boxes. You’ll be cutting holes in the boxes and you don’t want your bunny to be able to squeeze out of the maze in gaps between the boxes. You’ll probably need at least five boxes, depending on the size of the boxes and the amount of space you have to build the maze. If you have more space, you can use more boxes. Put the boxes together and decide where to cut the holes. You’ll want to put holes only on some sides so that the rabbit is led towards the end of the maze. However, you might also include a few dead ends to keep your rabbit thinking. To make a dead end in the maze, you’ll just cut a hole in a box that goes one direction, but then have no other holes in the box it leads into. That way, your rabbit will have to turn around and go back the way it came to continue the maze. Once you have designed your maze, start cutting holes in the boxes with scissors or an X-Acto/utility knife. Make sure the holes are big enough for your rabbit to hop through without getting stuck or feeling restricted.  It might be helpful to decide what size and shape you want the holes to be beforehand and create a template. Then you can simply trace the template on each box where you want the hole to be so that you’re sure all the holes will be big enough for your bunny. Make sure you use extreme caution when using a sharp blade of any kind. If you are a kid, ask your parents to help you or supervise you during this step. Once you have cut holes in all the boxes, you’ll need to make sure the maze sticks together. If you forget this step, the boxes may start sliding apart as your rabbit hops around inside. Use glue or double-sided tape (or tape that you fold around to make it double sided) to stick the sides of each box together. You could even tape together the top edges of the boxes for added security. Now your maze is complete and you can let your rabbit wander through. Try putting some treats at the end of the maze to entice your rabbit to go all the way to the end. You can also add some newspaper or bedding throughout the maze to make it more comfortable for your rabbit.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Gather some boxes. Design your maze. Cut holes in the boxes. Put the boxes together. Set your rabbit loose in the maze.