ESSAY 01

The following passage is a sample essay entitled “MYSELF”. Fill in the blanks with the most
appropriate words and information. Note that the words in italics in the brackets are guidelines to
give you and idea of what to write in the blank spaces.

My name is ____________________ and I am __________ years old this year. I was born in

____________________ (name of place) but I am currently residing in __________________. I am

a __________ and I am in Form __________ , studying at ______________________________

(name of school). My favourite subject in school is ____________________ .

My father’s name is _________________________ and my mother’s name is

________________________ . I have an older _______________ (brother/sister) and __________

(his/her) name is ____________________ .

My favourite food is ____________________ and my favourite fruit is

____________________ . I like to ____________________ during my free time. I am not a very

athletic person, but I do enjoy playing ____________________ .

My ambition is to become _________________________ . In order to achieve my ambition, I

have to ____________________ .