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English language B
Sample Assessment Material
NAYAN SIR (ENG.LANGUAGE)

CREATIVE WRITING
OR,
ESSAY WRITING

TOTAL MARKS: 30
SECURED MARKS: …………
NAME: Zaina Mahmood………………………..
DATE: …29.03.2021………………………

Write a story, a description or other form of composition suggested by the

pictures on the page (Your composition may be directly about the subject of the
picture, or take some central suggestion(s) from it; there must be a clear link
between the picture and your writing.)
1. Loneliness
Once again I am lying here on my bed staring aimlessly up at the ceiling. My ears are focused on the air
conditioner hum, as they have been so many nights before. The covers are pulled tightly to my throat, cloaking
my body like armor. I wonder to myself, why must this be my life? Nobody ever told me, or at least I never
thought living could be so lonely, joyless, and bland.

It seems like only yesterday that I was growing up at home, playing, smiling, and basking in the love and
adoration of my family and friends. I was always laughing, joking, and relishing every detail of life. It seems
there were no bad days back then.

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English language B
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NAYAN SIR (ENG.LANGUAGE)

Sometimes I recall and dwell upon the ignorant happiness that youth dictated. I wish that I had seized my
childhood memories more carefully instead of letting them flee from my mind like a thief in the night.
Suddenly, I realize and am awaken to the fact that I am twenty-eight years old, desolate, and lonely.
Sometimes I am overcome by the fear of the coming of tomorrow. “Is this all there is?” I quietly deliberate.

I ask myself why this lifestyle has befallen me. Am I not a good person? Have I wronged someone? Have I
somehow, somewhere, hurt someone; and this is my punishment? Never in all my life have I felt like this. The
harder I try to answer my own questions, the further away the answer seems to run and hide from me; like
children playing “catch me if you can”, or “hide and go seek”. This lifestyle is not of my liking or my choosing.

In the not too distant past, my life was that of a perfect picture, a flawless work of art. Let’s see, where to
begin? There was the family, the house, and the entire fulfillment and responsibility of it all. Then like a
lightning flash, one cold and rainy November day it disappeared, disintegrating before my very eyes. A
shattered life now replaces what was once a promising future for everyone concerned. Sorting out, picking up,
and piecing together a new life together best describes my newfound existence. A glorious and jovial
existence, it is not.

Being defeated and demolished by this test of life, is not an option I consider or give place to. There is a reason
why we as human beings face different trials in our lives. Quite possibly there is a master plan for all of us. We
all face situations, circumstances, and events in our lives that are not to our liking or understanding. In my
situation, I am not to question why…. I am but to do or die. No, I did not coin that phrase. No applause, please.
I heard that phrase somewhere. It speaks volumes to be such a short order of words.

There are countless people I have found from all walks of life that share my circumstances; both men, women,
young, and old alike. I do find some solace and comfort in knowing that I am not alone or indifferent in my
struggle. Others too share the same burden and tribulations as me.

Maybe one day I shall not be lonely anymore and heal.

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