Personal Narrative composition

A narrative composition is a piece of writing that tells a story or relates events. It can be fictional
or based on real events and often includes characters, a plot, and a setting. The purpose of a
narrative composition is to entertain, inform, or describe an event, experience, or situation, often
with a clear progression of events and a resolution. The resolution in a narrative composition is
the end of the story where the conflict or problem that has been introduced is resolved. The
resolution often provides a sense of conclusion for the reader, answering any questions raised
during the course of the story and tying up loose ends. The resolution can involve the characters
finding a solution to their problems, achieving their goals, or learning a lesson. It's the
conclusion of the story, and it should leave the reader feeling satisfied with the outcome.

You will find the example in page no. 9 and 39 of Secondary English, Book two.

To write a narrative composition, follow these steps:

1. Choose a story or event to write about: This could be a personal experience, a fictional
story, or a retelling of a historical event.
2. Develop the characters: Consider who the main characters are and what their motivations,
goals, and personalities are.
3. Create a plot: Decide what events will take place in the story and how they will lead to a
resolution.
4. Establish a setting: Choose where and when the events of the story take place, and
describe the setting in enough detail to immerse the reader in the story.
5. Write the introduction: Start with a hook to grab the reader's attention, then provide
background information on the story and its characters.
6. Write the body of the story: Organize the events of the story chronologically and use
dialogue and description to advance the plot and develop the characters.
7. Write the conclusion: Sum up the events of the story and provide closure for the reader.
8. Edit and revise: Check for consistency, clarity, and coherence, and make changes as
needed to improve the overall quality of the narrative.
Tips for writing an effective narrative composition:

1. Show, don't tell: Use descriptive language to paint a vivid picture of the events,
characters, and setting, rather than simply telling the reader what is happening.
2. Use dialogue: Incorporating dialogue can help to advance the plot, reveal character
personalities, and provide a break from lengthy blocks of description.
3. Create a clear structure: Organize the events of the story in a logical, chronological order
and use transitions to guide the reader from one event to the next.
4. Develop the characters: Make sure the characters are well-defined, and use their actions,
thoughts, and words to reveal their motivations, goals, and personalities.
5. Use sensory details: Engage the reader's senses by describing sights, sounds, smells,
tastes, and feelings related to the events of the story.
6. Avoid cliches: Try to avoid using tired, overused plot elements or cliched character types.
7. Read your work aloud: This can help you catch awkward phrasing, sentences that are too
long, or any other issues with your writing that you may have missed while reading it
silently.
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Secondary English, Book Two
Work Out the Word (page-14,15)
1. The opposite of an ending is a beginning.
2. Form two new words from energy: energetic and energise/energising
3. Form two adjectives from electricity: electric and electrical
4. A two-wheeled form of transport propelled by the feet: bicycle
5. If something is essential, it is a necessity.
6. The person who creates an invention is called its inventor.
7. Give the word for a device that communicates using a screen: television
8. The noun that comes from skillful is skill.
9. A verb that relates to the production of power is generate.
10. Something with an earpiece, a mouthpiece and a dial is called a telephone.
11. Give the adjective that comes from progress: progressive
12. Find a word that will change to its opposite when its ending is changed to –less: useful
A word for a phrase (page- 23,24)
1. to give oneself up to the enemy: surrender
2. to drink in small amounts: sip
3. a person under the care of a doctor: patient
4. the poison of snakes and spiders: venom
5. a paid driver of a motorcar: chauffeur
6. a hoarder of money: miser
7. a bunch of flowers: bouquet
8. the greater number or part: majority
9. troops mounted on horseback: cavalry
10. to stare open-mouthed: gape
11. lasting only for a time: temporary
12. to put off or defer: postpone
13. to walk with long steps: stride
14. not true or genuine: false
15. to bite a little at a time: nibble
16. feeling sleepy: drowsy
17. far away: distant
18. a person entertained at another’s house: guest
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Capital Letters and Full Stops (page- 24,25)

1. The ragged boy came and went at his own free will. He slept on doorsteps in fine weather. In
the wet weather he slept in empty hogsheads. He could go fishing and swimming whenever he
chose.
2. The great witch hunt is planned for to-night. Many will be smelled out as witches and wizards.
They will be slain. No one’s life will be safe. Gagool will dance and point the bone of death at
the guilty ones.
3. That night was bitterly cold. Snow lay heavily on the ground. A hard, thick crust had formed
in doorways and on fences. The wind that howled abroad was savage. It caught the snow and
scattered into the air.
4. I looked at the wretch. The monster I had created glared back at me. His jaws opened. Vague
sounds came forth. He lifted a withered hand. Horrified I rushed away. Now I am trembling
downstairs.
Single Words (page- 30)
1. a remarkable sight: spectacle
2. a difficult, painful experience: ordeal
3. a worry about what may happen: anxiety
4. unusual: extraordinary
5. absolutely necessary: essential
6. surrounded completely: enveloped
7. with one’s mind firmly made up: determined
8. on most occasions: usually
9. amazement: astonishment
10. to help: assist

Forming the plurals (page- 36)

1. baby- babies
2. basis- bases
3. chief- chiefs
4. chimney- chimneys
5. cry- cries
6. datum- data
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7. diary- diaries
8. echo- echoes
9. elf- elves
10. gallery- galleries
11. journey- journeys
12. mosquito- mosquitoes
13. oasis- oases
14. piano- pianos
15. salary- salaries
16. salmon- salmon
17. secretary- secretaries
18. self- selves
19. silo- silos
20. society- societies
21. story- stories
22. tomato- tomatoes
23. torch- torches
24. turkey- turkeys

Forming the singulars (page- 36)

1. appendices- appendix
2. batteries- battery
3. brothers-in-law------ brother-in-law
4. buffaloes- buffalo
5. bureaux- bureau
6. charities- charity
7. colonies- colony
8. commandos- commando
9. curricula- curriculum
10. economies- economy
11. heroes- hero
12. infernos- inferno
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13. journeys- journey
14. leaves- leaf
15. lice- louse
16. memories- memory
17. photos- photo
18. potatoes- potato
19. radii- radius
20. remedies- remedy
21. summaries- summary
22. tornadoes- tornado
23. trolleys- trolley
24. worries- worry

Masculine and feminine (page- 36,37)

Masculine Feminine
1. A person who practices magic: wizard witch
2. A person who rules an empire: emperor empress
3. A person who entertains guests: host hostess
4. A person who acts: actor actress
5. A person who is a parent: father mother
6. A person whose spouse has died: widower widow
7. A person who reigns supreme: king queen
8. A person whose parent is a monarch: prince princess
9. A person about to be married: groom bride
10. A person who serves food: waiter waitress

Missing males and females (page-37)

MASCULINE FEMININE
Duke duchess
nephew niece
gentleman lady
priest priestess
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MASCULINE FEMININE
master mistress
host hostess
son daughter
lad lass
hero heroine
sir madam
stallion mare
drake duck
boar sow
gander goose
ram ewe
bull cow
buck doe
fox vixen
dog bitch
peacock peahen

Find the Word (page-44,45)

1. The antonym of ‘similar’. different

2. A synonym of ‘help’. assistance
3. The word for a sign or indicator of some (medical) condition. symptom
4. The word for a person who is an expert in a particular field. specialist
5. A word that can be changed to its opposite by adding of the prefix ‘un’. conscious
6. A synonym of ‘achieve’. accomplish
7. The word for a medical opinion on a disease or condition. diagnosis
8. The word that can be changed to its opposite by addition of the prefix ‘ir’. responsibility
9. The word for a disabled person. paralysed
10. The word for a difficult or unpleasant situation. predicament
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Forming nouns (page- 51)

1. admit – admission
2. collide- collision
3. navigate- navigation
4. select- selection
5. explode- explosion
6. include- inclusion
7. create- creation
8. supervise- supervision
9. explain- explanation
10. evade- evasion
11. expel- expulsion
12. cultivate- cultivation
13. apply- application
14. extend- extension
15. reduce- reduction
16. isolate- isolation

Forming people-nouns (page- 52)

1. operate- operator
2. pension- pensioner
3.carry- carrier
4. organ- organist
5. travel- traveller
6. govern- governor
7. swim- swimmer
8. consult- consultant
9. conquer- conqueror
10. depend- dependant
11. science- scientist
12. commission- commissioner
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13. journal- journalist
14. educate- educator
15. council- councillor
16. assist- assistant

Capital Letters for Proper Nouns (page- 53)

1. The captain of your jet aircraft is Captain Hunt.
2. The doctor on duty tonight is Doctor Mary Jones.
3. The name of his school is Forest Agricultural High School.
4. The closest park is Dawson Park.
5.The River Thames is a world-famous river.
6. The new road is called Telegraph Road.
7. The church closest to our house is St Andrew’s Church.
8. The Moscow State Circus is an outstanding circus.

Using the Clues (page- 60)

1. A word that means ‘brave’: courageous
2. A word opposite in meaning to ‘creation’: destruction
3. A word that means ‘a happening’: occurrence
4. A word opposite in meaning to ‘comic’: tragic
5. A word that means ‘hurriedly’: hastily
6. A word opposite in meaning to ‘falsely’: truly
7. A word that means ‘to wipe out’ or ‘to ruin’: destroy
8. A word that means ‘made known’: announced
9. A word that means ‘uselessness’: futility
10.A word that means ‘increased in number’: multiplied