ICSE

Describe an early morning walk through your city or town in winter.

Give details of the smells, sights, sounds and feelings you experienced. ‘Clank, clank‘ the sound of hoofs on the metalled road, followed by someone bellowing “Aside, please’’ jolted me to my senses. I moved towards the pavement in the narrow street that wound its way steeply descending towards Mallital on the other side of Nainital…

A village fair is very different from a city one. It is usually held annually and is connected with a religious festival or harvest. The purpose of such fairs is usually to trade and to exhibit and sell village handicrafts. Describe one such fair.

India is a land of fairs and festivals. There is hardly a month when there are no fairs and festivals. This shows that there was a time when India was fabulously rich. The people were happy and prosperous. They enjoyed life. A fair is an important event in the life of the villagers. It breaks…

The waiting room at a railway station presents a wonderful opportunity to observe human behaviour. Describe an experience when you were early for a train and had to spend some time in the waiting room with different kinds of people.

It is always a wonderful experience spending time in the waiting room of a railway station. I once had such an experience which I would like to share with you all. I reached too early for my train which ran from Delhi to Goa and it was terrifying to keep standing on the station which…

A school carnival or fete is a great occasion for fun with friends. Describe one such event in your school.

School Carnival School Carnival means a festival celebrated by a grand number of people at one place for a long time. Everybody including school students, their parents and teachers had fun and enjoyed the school carnival. Our school organized a carnival during Christmas, one or two days before our winter break. This year we had…

You walk home from school one afternoon to find the door unlocked and on entering you are shocked to see the house in total disarray. You call out but get no answer. Describe in detail what you saw, the reason behind your house being in total disarray and how you found your family. Mention also how the experience ended and what impact it had on your life.

It was Tuesday afternoon when I walked towards home from my school, which was just 1 km. But since it was summer, I was feeling tired and thirsty, so I started walking fast to reach home quickly. Then I would ask my mother to make a glass of buttermilk for me. On reaching the main…

Write about a time when you were late for an important movie. What lesson on punctuality did you learn?

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. All of us are familiar with this nursery rhyme which we have sung and heard many times. What lesson does this rhyme teach us? Yes, it teaches us to be punctual in our daily life. Here is one incident which I…

You had been waiting outside the examination hall. Describe what you saw and the sounds you heard when you arrived at the place. What were your feelings? Describe how the scene changed once you entered the hall and the examination started.

Today, 26th February, 20XX our Board examinations have begun and each one of us went forward to the examination hall with the idea that we would do very well. Our hearts were throbbing and we were feeling a great thrill in our hearts, about what we would get in the form of an examination paper….

You are a regular traveller on your school bus. Describe what you see on your way home from school each afternoon. Give details of the familiar sights and sounds you experience each day.

I am a regular traveller in my school bus service since nursery to class 10th, in the same school. My bus route is the same, but every year the bus number, driver and conductor keep on changing. Even children keep on changing every year. Travelling by school bus is sometimes interesting, sometimes boring and very…