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CREATIVE WRITING SHEET # 1
PRÉCIS WRITING (THEME: THE BOOK „GREAT EXPECTATIONS‟ BY CHARLES
DICKENS)
Note: A précis is
word ‘precise’. A
as few words as
sort of repetition
a sort of summary. It is a French word that is connected with the English
précis must cover up the main points of a passage/story/article/essay in
possible, in a concise, clear and effective way. It must not contain any
or irrelevant details.
(Summarize the following article about a story book „Great Expectations‟ written by
Charles Dickens. The keywords have been underlined – use a dictionary to look up their
meanings.)
My sister had a trenchant way of cutting our bread-and-butter for us, that never varied.
First, with her left hand she jammed the loaf hard and first against her bib – where it
sometimes got a pin into it, and sometimes a needle, which we afterwards got into our
mouths. Then she took some butter (not too much) on a knife and spread it on the loaf, in
an apothecary kind of way, as if she were making a plaister – using both sides of the knife
with a slapping dexterity, and trimming and moulding the butter off round the crust. Then,
she gave the knife a final smart wipe on the edge of the plaister, and then sawed a very
thick round off the loaf which she finally, before separating from the loaf, hewed into two
halves, of which Joe got one, and I the other.
On the present occasion, though I was hungry, I dared not eat my slice. I felt that I must
have something in reserve for my dreadful acquaintance, and his ally the still more
dreadful young man. I knew Mrs. Joe‟s housekeeping to be of the strictest kind, and that
my larcenous researches might find nothing available in the safe. Therefore I resolved to
put my hunk of bread-and-butter down the leg of my trousers.
THE PRÉCIS:
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ROOTS SCHOOL SYSTEM
Head Office: 74 Harley Street, Rawalpindi Cantt.
Name : ………………………
Subject : English Language
Date : ………………………
Class : VI
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CREATIVE WRITING SHEET # 2
DESCRIPTION OF A PAINTING – (PABLO PICASSO)
Pablo Picasso was an artistic genius and no doubt one of the most important artists of the twentieth
century. Picasso experimented throughout his life and was continued to innovate into his later years.
His impact on Western twentieth century art is immeasurable. Born in 1881 in Spain, the son of an art
teacher, Picasso permanently moved to Paris from Barcelona in 1904. He did not however entirely
leave behind his Catalan roots and the influences of his early years are visible in his art throughout his
career.
(Look at the painting observe the details, arouse your imagination, create your own story
and feel the thrill of a young author. Remember to make a rough drafts of your thoughts
in your rough notebook. Read through your rough draft and ensure that your story has
suspense, cohesiveness, continuity and can stimulate the reader. Use a variety of word
vocabulary. Take help from your understand and communicate and by visiting the
adjectives site http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjectives.htm)
The Description:
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ROOTS SCHOOL SYSTEM
Head Office: 74 Harley Street, Rawalpindi Cantt.
Name : ………………………
Subject : English Language
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CREATIVE WRITING SHEET # 3
EXPLANATION OF A QUOTATION
“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander”
Aristotle 384 B.C. - 322 B.C.
Born in the Ionian colony of Stagira in Macedonia, Aristotle lost his parents at an early age. Little is
known about them, but scholars have recorded that his father, Nicomachus, served as the court
physician to the King of Macedon. When Aristotle was seventeen, his guardian sent him to study in
Athens, under Plato. Aristotle spent twenty years at the Academy and left after Plato's death in 347
B.C. After a period of travel, Aristotle married Pythias, with whom he had a daughter and probably
a son, Nicomachus. In 342, Aristotle was appointed tutor to Philip II's thirteen-year-old son,
Alexander (later known as Alexander the Great). After remaining in the Macedonian court at Pella
for some time, Aristotle probably retired to Stagira in 340, when Alexander became his father's
regent. Not long after, in 335, Aristotle returned to Athens and founded a school, the Lyceum.
Here, Aristotle lectured, conducted research, and established a library. Upon Alexander's death in
323, the anti-Macedonian party grew strong in Athens. Some of its officials charged him with
impiety and prosecuted him. Following this incident, Aristotle left the directorship of his school to
Theophrastus and departed Athens for the last time. He retired to Chalcis and died in the next year,
322.
(Comprehend the given quotation “He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good
commander.” Explain it in your own words. You may use other quotations, sayings or phrases to
aid you in clarification of your ideas.)
The Explanation:
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ROOTS SCHOOL SYSTEM
Head Office: 74 Harley Street, Rawalpindi Cantt.
Name : ………………………
Subject : English Language
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CREATIVE WRITING SHEET # 4
REPORT WRITING - (THEME: A FIRE OFFICER‟S REPORT)
Last night there was a fire at Zia Malik‟s block of flats. Afterwards, a fire officer came to
ask Zia some questions. He took some notes, so that he could write a detailed report.
Later on, he got very busy, and couldn‟t write it. Help the fire officer by writing the report
for him. He‟ll be pleased
The Notes:
Paragraph 1:
Paragraph 2:
Paragraph 3:
Name: Zia Malik
Age: 18
Address: 8D, Seaview Apartments,
At present, living alone (parents in London – holiday)
10:30 p.m. – last night … went to bed as usual
02:40 a.m. – woke up … heard noise
02:45 a.m. – went to investigate … opened window … saw …
– closed … ran …
– opened door … found … full smoke … all lights out
– closed … dialed
02:55 a.m. – siren … waved from window … ladder … rescue
– fireman … helped down ladder
– flat damaged … flat below badly burned
– Zia … no harm
The Report: (The report has been started for you; remember to write three separate
paragraphs)
Zia Malik is eighteen years old and lives at:
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ROOTS SCHOOL SYSTEM
Head Office: 74 Harley Street, Rawalpindi Cantt.
Name : ………………………
Subject : English Language
Date : ………………………
Class : VI
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ACTIVITY SHEET # 1
Homonyms
There are three kinds [of homonyms]: those that sound and look alike (bank a slope,
bank a place for money, and bank a bench or row of switches); homophones, that sound
alike but do not look alike (coarse, course); and homographs, that look alike but do not
sound alike (the verb lead, the metal lead). There are over 3,000 homographs in the
Concise Oxford Dictionary (8th edition, 1990)."
(Tom McArthur, Oxford Companion to the English Language, 1992)
Test your vocabulary by looking at the words and tick those ones you already know. Give
yourself a score. For the words you do not know look in your thesaurus and understand
their meaning. Pick out three pairs on daily basis to use them in sentences on a loose
sheet.
Objective: To enhance your word power in writing compositions and reports.
are – our
be – bee
then – than
ad – add
buy – by
cent – sent
for – four
hole – whole
hour – our
its – it‟s
off – of
some – sum
there – their
there – they‟re –
their
to – two
were – we‟re
where – were
whose – who‟s
wood – would
your – you‟re
allowed – aloud
bear – bare
beat – beet
blew – blue
break – brake
chews – choose
creak – creek
dear – deer
die – dye
fair – fare
fir – fur
flew – flu
scene – seen
way – weigh
great – grate
groan – grown
hair – hare
heal – heel
hear – here
I – eye
lead – led
loose – lose
maid – made
mail – male
main – mane
meat – meet
new – knew
no – know
nose – knows
not – knot
oh – owe
pail – pale
pain – pane
pair – pare –
pear
peace – piece
peak – peek
peal – peel
plain – plane
quite – quiet
rain – rein –
reign
raise – rays
read – red
reads – reeds
real – reel
sail – sale
sea – see
seam – seem
soar – sore
steak – stake
steal – steel
tail – tale
to – too – two
toad – towed
toes – tows
waist – waste
weak – week
ate – eight
berry – bury
board – bored
buy – by – bye
course – coarse
dew – do – due
flour – flower
form – from
forth – fourth
hall – haul
hay – hey
heard – herd
higher – hire
missed – mist
night – knight
none – nun
one – won
pause – paws
rap – wrap
right – write
ring – wring
road – rode
sew – so – sow
tacks – tax
wait – weight
threw – through
weather –
whether
which – witch
addition – edition
ant – aunt
celery – salary
cell – sell
clothes – close
desert – dessert
guessed – guest
horse – hoarse
passed – past
profit – prophet
sense – since
son – sun
stairs – stares
accept – except
access – excess
affect – effect
capital – capitol
ceiling – sealing
cent – sent –
scent
cereal – serial
conscience –
conscious
council – counsel
patience –
patients
principal –
principle
stationary –
stationery
wade – weighed
ROOTS SCHOOL SYSTEM
Head Office: 74 Harley Street, Rawalpindi Cantt.
Name : ………………………
Subject : English Language
Date : ………………………
Class : VI
Sec
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ACTIVITY SHEET # 2
Homophones
Write the following passage in your Literacy book, with the correct homophones.
Look carefully to make sure you don‟t miss any. Make sure that ALL spellings are
correct, using a dictionary if necessary.
Won knight I sore a pear of men buy the see. Eye thought there feet were stuck butt sum
people came and court hold of them and pulled them out. Watt were they doing? They had
to no that the tied was coming in! The men had taken a long thyme to get hear. Now they
had to go all the weigh back again. The won with lots of read hare looked odd. He was
holding too parcels tide up with string that had nots in. I thought eye new him. Was I
write?
If you have time when you have finished this, try writing your own passage with
homophones used incorrectly. Have fun!
SPOT THE HOMOPHONES!
See if you can find all the homophones that have been used incorrectly.
Underline the words that you need to change and use a dictionary to help.
Last knight when I looked up the sky was dark blew. I new I wood sea stars but eye was
surprised buy there brightness. Who had maid them seam sew beautiful? I was shore they
had bean maid millions of years ago, and I was court up in there beauty. I wanted to stair
at them four ever, butt my piece was disturbed. Nun of this would bee forgotten but I
knew it was to grate to last.