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Dear Students,

This collection of essays has been prepared especially for you to help improve your writing skills and avoid common mistakes. We understand that sometimes, under time pressure or while learning new topics, spelling errors or slow writing can make assignments challenging. These essays are designed to serve as a helpful guide—not to copy, but to learn from.
Each essay demonstrates proper structure, vocabulary, and ideas that you can use as a reference while practicing on your own. Remember, the goal is to build your confidence in writing independently. Technology, when used wisely, can be a powerful tool for learning. By referring to these essays online, you’re not just studying—you’re also gaining 21st-century skills like digital literacy and responsible learning.
Take inspiration from these examples, but always write in your own words Happy learning, and keep improving!

— Ajaysing Patil

1) Comprehension - ( Month - June )

In today's globalized world, strong communication skills in English are essential for success. As students of an English-medium school, we must embrace this language not just in classrooms but in daily interactions. Many of us unconsciously switch to Hindi, limiting our fluency. The Functional English Club (FEC) aims to change this by creating an immersive English environment. With 200 active members, we encourage debates, presentations, and group discussions to build confidence. Studies show that thinking in English improves cognitive abilities and career prospects. Our school provides the perfect platform, but the real change begins with personal commitment. Let’s pledge to speak only English within school premises. Remember, every conversation in English is a step toward excellence. Together, we can transform our school into a hub of articulate English speakers.
Comprehension Questions with Answers
1. Why is English communication important in today's world?
Ans: It is essential for global success and opportunities.
2. What problem does the FEC aim to solve?
Ans: The habit of switching to Hindi instead of practicing English.
3. How many FEC members are currently active?
Ans: 200 members.
4. Name two activities the FEC organizes to improve English.
Ans: Debates and group discussions.
5. What cognitive benefit does thinking in English provide?
Ans: It enhances cognitive abilities and career prospects.
6. What personal commitment does the passage urge students to make?
Ans: To speak only English within school premises.
7. What is the ultimate goal mentioned in the passage?
Ans: To transform the school into a hub of fluent English speakers.

2) Informal Letter ( Month - July )

You are Hrishi/Harsh, staying in a hostel, H/101, Rashmi Avenue, Ramchandra Lane, Malad West, Mumbai - 400 111 for a long time now and you are missing your mother. Write a letter to her.

Ans.

H/101, Rashmi Avenue,

Ramchandra Lane,

Malad West,

Mumbai - 400 111.

1st April, 2018.

Dear Mother,

How are you? I am feeling quite good here. The academic commitments keep me so busy that I hardly have any time for leisure. I can't wait for vacations to begin. I miss you a lot. I just miss the delicious food prepared by you every Sunday. Once I come there, I'm going to gorge on all your dishes like there's no tomorrow.

I've started developing a keen interest in architechture and I am even taking an introductory course in this term. I miss all the career guidance tips which you used to share with me all the time. I understand their values now even more while you are not around me. I hope Dad's doing well. Please do not skip your medicines. I miss you guys a lot and cannot wait to see you all.

Yours affectionately, (or) Your loving son,

Hrishi

3) View Counterviews : ( Month - August )

Prepare a paragraph with an appropriate title to be used for the counterview section on the following topic.

"Study says homework does not help students score better grades."

View: Homework is still a key part of the educational system.

Ans.

Counterviews: Homework should be banned Homework causes stress for students as well as parents. It is extremely demanding and many students are spending endless hours after school to complete their assignments. Consequently, family time is put on the back burner due to time constraints of homework. Additionally, any extracurricular activities are also put on hold. It should be banned because the negative effects outweigh the benefits that come from homework. Students struggle with homework for various reasons some of which are because they do not understand the assigned homework or they are not being challenged. Overall, homework is a waste of time. Eliminating homework allows students the reward of free time and the invaluable time spent with family. So, homework should be banned.

4) Information Transfer : ( Month - August )

Put the information given in the following paragraph in the form of a tree diagram.

A computer is an electronic device. It is made up of hardware, software and liveware. All

the physical and mechanical parts of a computer are known as hardware. The hardware comprises of input devices, output devices and a central processing unit (CPU). A keyboard and a mouse are the input devices whereas the monitor and printer are output devices. The CPU has 3 components viz., Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), Control Unit (CU) and memory. The computer works on 2 types of memory, i.e., Main Memory and Secondary Memory. The floppy disk and the hard disk are examples of secondary memory but the main memory comprises of 2 types known as RAM and ROM.

5) Summary Wrting : ( Month - September )

Summarise the lessons that one can learn from a dog.There are so many lessons one can learn about life from a dog. Imagine this scenario: it is raining heavily outside and you need to leave for someone's house. The dog is up and eager, to go with you. You tell it to stay home. As you leave, you see it squeezing out through the gap in the doorway. You scold it and order it back home. Then at every turn you make, you suddenly see it following you sheepishly at a distance. It follows at the risk of being reprimanded for the sole reason of being somewhere nearby. How else can we experience such a selfless instance of love and faithfulness? We can learn a lifelong lesson from this sincere warm display of perpetual companionship. Observe the eating habits of your dog. It does not eat, except when hungry. It does not drink, unless it is thirsty. It does not gorge itself. It stops eating when it has had enough. A dog also sets a perfect example of adaptability. If it is moved to a strange place, it is able to adapt itself to that place and to its thousand peculiarities without a murmur of complaint. It is able to learn and adapt to a new family's ways and customs. It is quick and ready to please. Man, being accustomed to comfort and wealth will be lost if suddenly stripped of all he is accustomed to. A dog also teaches us a thing or two about, unselfish love. When a dog knows death is approaching, it tries, with its last vestige of strength, to crawl away elsewhere to die, in order to burden its owners no more. A dog does things with all vigour. However, when there is nothing to do, it lies down and rests. It does not waste its strength and energy needlessly. Many working people are burning the candles at both ends. Many suffer nervous breakdowns due to stress. Perhaps, they should learn to rest like a dog does.

A dog above all is truly man's best friend.

Summary

MAN'S FAITHFUL FRIEND

Dogs can teach us many lessons of life. It can teach us acts of love and faithfulness, by endangering itself just to accompany you. We can also learn from its eating habits. It will never overindulge and knows which food to avoid. Dogs are also able to adapt to their surroundings quickly without complaining as compared to man who complains at the slightest change. Dogs are unselfish, choosing not to burden his loved ones but to go away and die when the time comes. They know when to work. They do not waste their efforts unnecessarily like some of us do at work. Thus, dogs can set us great examples through their day-to-day living. (116 words)

6) Expansion of Ideas : ( Month - September )

Cut your coat according to your cloth.

Ans. When a tailor is given a piece of cloth to make a coat, he first measures it and then determines the type or size of the coat that can be made. Obviously, he cannot make a coat that needs more cloth than what is available. The same holds true of our income and resources. We should limit our expenses within our income. If we spend more than what we earn, we have to take in debt and face difficulty. This puts additional burden on us, bringing strain and tension. A nation, too, has to manage its expenditures in such a way that it doesn't go bankrupt, putting its citizens through hardships and difficulties. The proverb thus has universal application. Some might argue that aiming low is a crime and if we decide to stay satisfied with what we have, we can never aspire for anything higher. True, a nation's budget is always a budget of deficit as if motivating us to work harder. At an individual level too, one can opt for a loan and live a richer life. But, one must remember that it has its own risks and as such this option must be considered judiciously.

7) Report Writing ( Two Types of Reports are Given ) ( Month - October )

Realising the importance of being fit and healthy, your school recently organized a yoga

workshop for students of Std. X. As the editor of the school magazine, write a detailed

report on the workshop.

'Be Fit and Healthy'

- By a Student Correspondent

A yoga workshop for std. IX students of Arya Vidhya Mandir was conducted for two days, 5th and 6th August 2018. The workshop was inaugurated by the chief guest Mrs. Bhatia, the secretary of the school. The class was conducted from 7 am to 4 pm under the guidance of expert yoga instructor, Mrs. Pallavi Kahane and Mrs. Sunita Pawar, the yoga teacher. The workshop began with the recitation of a shloka, continued through the day with various yoga 'Asanas' and the workshop also highlighted the diet program. Healthy living leads to a long life. The students were enlightened on the importance of yoga in order to keep themselves physically fit and mentally stable. Also, they were taught some asanas like 'Surya namaskars', 'Parvat asan', 'Pranayama', 'Vakra asan', and 'Trikon asan'.

All the students attended the workshop punctually and with deep interest. The students said they felt relaxed after every session. Many said that they would continue to practice it every day while some even toyed with the idea of taking up yoga as a career.

Write a report on the Van Mahotsav festival celebrated in your school.

"Save Trees and Save Nature"

The students of Saraswati Vidyalaya celebrated the Van Mahotsav festival on 1st July, 2018. The thought for the day and action is based on Van Mahotsav were read out by students in the morning school assembly. To make students aware of their environment and the need to protect our environment, drawing competition, collage making and poster making competitions were organised for students of std. VIII and IX. And the topic was 'Save Trees and Save Nature'.

Principal, Mrs. Kapoor addressed the students in the morning assembly. She appealed to

the students to plant atleast one tree on the occasion of Van Mahotsav and nourish it. After the morning assembly, a tree plantation program was undertaken in the school campus, by students of std. V to IX. Drawings, collage work and poster were displayed in the school hall. Mrs. Kapoor appreciated the effort and creativity of students. She then, gave away the tree saplings to the students. The celebration of Van Mahotsav was an ideal opportunity to instill personal and social responsibility among students towards safeguarding trees and forests. The celebration was a grand success.

8) Speech Writing : ( Month - October )

Prepare a speech on the title 'Will to Win' to be delivered before your class during a

competition.

Ans. The 'Will to win' means the ability to do whatever is necessary in life to achieve your goals. We all are chasing our goals and all of us indeed have the will to win. The objective of this will is to gain what we have been aiming for, but in the course of chasing one's dreams, we must not act oblivious to the values of morality and humanity. Victory is worth aspiring for but it's difficult to earn it selflessly and without tormenting others.

The celebrities that we follow today, our idols, have had a strong will to win instilled in them and that is why they have achieved success. Despite lacking resources and support many have paved their way to success even when the circumstances didn't support them. APJ Abdul Kalam wouldn't have made it to our hearts without the will to win. JK Rowling wouldn't have created such a huge fan base without the will to win. Arunima Sinha, Karoly Takacs and several others who were handicapped and the circumstances went against them, have attained glory despite their disabilities.

Having a will to win is indeed necessary, but at the same time, one must have preserverance, determination and other such qualities. One must never give up and one must see to it that he/she does not attain success by exploiting others.

Thank you very much for being such patient listeners.

9) Story Writing : ( Month - November )

Develop a story in about 80-100 words with the help of the following ending. Give a

suitable title

........................................He had learnt a lesson from his son.

Ans.

A Valuable Lesson

Velan was a carpenter who lived in a small village. His father Kuppan lived with him. Kuppan was very old and weak. Velan did not look after his father well, "Here, father, you will eat only so much rice! And don't ask for more!" he would say, giving him food in a small earthen plate. Muthu, Velan's son, watched this scene everyday. He felt sorry for his grandpa, he did not like how his father behaved with his grandpa. One day Velan brought lunch for Kuppan as usual. But poor Kuppan felt so weak that he could hardly hold the plate. As he tried to take the first morsel, the plate fell down and smashed to pieces. Velan was furious, "Why can't you hold the plate properly?" he roared at his father. You've broken the plate and wasted the rice! Now stay hungry!" He continued scolding his father, for a long time. In the meantime, Muthu quietly went into his father's room and got out his father's tools. He took a piece of wood and immediately set about to make a plate out of it. Velan saw him and was surprised. "What are you doing, Muthu?" he asked. "Oh father," replied Muthu "I realised that you too will soon grow old like grandpa. I will then start giving you rice in a small earthen plate. But if the earthen plate breaks, I too will have to scold you, isn't it? So, I am making a wooden plate for you. It won't break so easily! And then I won't have to scold you and you won't have to feel so bad as grandpa is feeling today!" Velan was dumb-founded. With tears in his eyes he fell at his father's feet, asking for forgiveness. He had learnt a lesson from his son.

10) Narrating an experience ( Month - December )

Learning something new can be a scary experience ...

Ans.

Learning something new can be a scary experience. One of the hardest things I've ever had to do was learn how to swim. I was always afraid of the water, but I decided that swimming was an important skill that I should learn. I also thought it would be good exercise and help me to become physically stronger. What I didn't realise was that learning to swim would also make me a more confident person. New situations always make me a bit nervous, and my first swimming lesson was no exception. After I changed into my bathing suit in the locker room, I stood timidly by the side of the pool waiting for the teacher and other students to show up. After a couple of minutes, the teacher came over. She smiled and introduced herself, and two more students joined us. Although, they were both older than me, they didn't seem to be embarrassed about not knowing how to swim. I began to feel more at ease."

Extra Essays For Practise:

Narrating an Experince :

Narrate an experience in about 80-100 words with the help of the following beginning/

ending. Suggest a suitable title for it.

Looking back on a childhood filled with events and memories ...

Ans. Looking back on a childhood filled with events and memories, I find it rather difficult to pick on what leaves me with the fabled "warm and fuzzy feelings." As the daughter of

an Air Force Major, I had the pleasure of travelling across America in many moving trips.

I have visited the monstrous trees of the Sequoia National Forest, stood on the edge of the Grand Canyon and have jumped on the beds at Caesay's Palace in Lake Tahoe. However, I have discovered that while reflecting on my childhood, it is not the trips that come to mind, instead there are details from everyday doings; a deck of cards, a silver bank or an ice-cream flavour.

Interview Questions :

A student of your school has become the Captain of the Indian Navy. He has won several

awards. He was invited as the Chief Guest for your Annual Day. You Ashik/Anmol, are

assigned to take the interview. Prepare a set of 10 questions. You may ask about his life,

career, edication and message to the students.

Ans. Congratulations, Captain Kanad. Welcome to our alma mater.

1) How is life in the Indian Navy?

2) What is the difference between the Indian Navy and the Merchant Navy?

3) Who inspired you to join the Indian Navy?

4) What were your educational qualifications when you joined the Indian Navy?

5) What are the prospects in the Indian Navy?

6) How do they recruit youth into the Indian Navy?