Article: Grids with 10 and 100 squares are great ways to show what a decimal is and how to compare it with other numbers. Create your own by drawing a rectangle and dividing into 10 strips, and by drawing a square divided into 100 boxes. You can also download and print ready-made grids.  Explain that the entire rectangle or square stands for 1. Color in 6 of a rectangle’s 10 strips, and say, “We’ve colored 6 out of 10 strips. That’s 0.6 or 6/10 (six-tenths) of the total strips.” Color in 25 of a square’s 100 boxes. Say, “We’ve colored 25 out of 100 boxes. That’s 0.25 or 25/100 (twenty-five hundredths) of the total boxes.” Find out which decimals are bigger by coloring grids. Color 35 out of 100 boxes, then color 25 of 100 boxes in a second grid. Explain how 35/100 is greater than 25/100, so 0.35 is greater than 0.25. Number lines are another useful way to show how decimals are in between whole numbers. Make a horizontal line with vertical dashes at either end. Write 5 above the dash on the left and 6 above the dash on the right. Make another dash in the center and label it 5.5. Explain that this number is right in the middle between 5 and 6. Ask them where to place dashes for 5.75 and 5.25, then fill in other decimal values along the number line. Money is a fantastic, tangible way to teach decimals. Explain how coins represent .01, .05, .10, and .25 of your national currency. Pile up different combinations of coins and use them to demonstrate how to add and subtract decimals.
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Fill in grids to visualize decimal values. Draw number lines to compare values. Use money to explain decimals.
Article: ” Smoking one cigarette will reintroduce nicotine into your system and may lead to smoking another, and then another and then another. You will be better off if you just don’t smoke at all. When you find yourself about to give in to the common rationalization that just one cigarette isn’t going to hurt, turn back to your reason for quitting. Are you quitting for your child? Smoking just one cigarette will hurt her. Your own health? One cigarette is going to set you back. Just one cigarette could make you wind up going back to your pack a day habit, and then you’ll have to start all over. Don’t throw away everything you’ve accomplished so far. If you do give in? Don’t beat yourself up, but don’t use it as an excuse to indulge further. You’ll probably have worse cravings than before, but you have the strength to overcome them. You quit once, and you can do it again. Having a positive attitude is very important when you’re quitting cigarettes. Your mind may constantly pull you down with negative thoughts about everything you’re giving up, like having a good time with your friends or feeling the sweet rush of smoke after a long day. Focus not on what you’re losing, but what you’re gaining and have already gained. For example:  Your health Your family’s respect Money Whiter teeth and fresher breath A cleaner space Clothes that don’t smell Time to spend on anything you want to do besides smoking Freedom from the incessant need to drop whatever you’re doing and have a smoke During the times when quitting feels impossible, and you just don’t think you can handle going without cigarettes anymore, go back to your calendar. Look at the date you quit. Every day you successfully avoided smoking since then is an accomplishment. You obviously have amazing willpower. You have physical strength. You’ve put your mind and body to the test in a way that no one who hasn’t done it could ever understand. Take pride in what you’ve done, and stay motivated to keep going.
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Don’t give in to “just one cigarette. Focus on what you’re gaining instead of what you’re losing. Keep believing you can do it.
Article: They may be physical, intellectual, emotional or spiritual. Discussing the positive feelings she had towards you in the first place will encourage her to embrace those feelings again. Try saying, “I'm just curious…what was it about me that you were interested in when we first met?” Tell her that you're there to listen any time she wants to talk. If she is willing to talk, give her your full interest and attention. Don't rush her or try to offer easy solutions; she'll feel more heard if you just listen and reinforce that you support her choices. Try saying, “I understand your feelings,” or “I support you.” Without bragging, subtly work into your conversation ways that you're working on yourself. Tell her something new you've learned, and how it's expanded the way you look at things. People tend to be attracted to others who are intellectually engaging and interesting.  For example, if you've done well at work or in school, casually mention it. Try saying, “That reminds me of something I read about the other day…”
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Ask her what qualities she initially found attractive in you. Pay attention to her. Convey that you're improving yourself.