SPM sample essay

Section B: Continuous writing (50 marks)

Write a composition of about 350 words on the following topic:

A memorable event in your life

I believe that I went through a lot of events that brought various feelings to me. Some are good while some are worth forgotten. Above all, there is one event that seems to be memorable to me. It happened on the first day of April when my SPM results were to be declared.

I had been waiting for the day with anxiety and curiosity since the moment I left my examination desk. I got up at six O'clock. I took bath and prayed to God to grant my success. I was somewhat uneasy and restless. My mind was swinging between hope and fear. It was a strange stage of anxiety and expectation as if I was on the burning plane, getting ready for parachuting to save my life. I was not sure what was lotted for me. My parents had high expectation of me. At one moment I was sure that I would pass obtaining Grade 'A'. Again, I feared that if I failed any of the subjects. I was not among the top-ranked students in my school. For me, the possibility of pass or fail is almost equal. In short, I was in a very disturbed state of mind.

            Before the recess bell rang, I was already at the school compound with a few of my classmates. I was getting more and more restless when I heard a few teachers talking about this year’s SPM performance statistics. My hands were shaking and heart throbbing. Fortunately, some of my friends especially Amni and Darren knew how to handle the terrified situation by making us laugh out loud just like how we did in our school days.

            We gathered outside the school the school hall after an announcement made by the school examination secretary, Mr Anand Bakshi that results were ready to be collected. One name after another was called according to the alphabetical order. However, my teacher skipped my name. Suddenly, I was asked to take the exam results slip in the school principal’s office. I asked my teacher why my slip was taken but what I saw was her emotionless facial expression and her hand pointing to the office building.

I tried to behave like normal although my legs were like weigh 100 pounds each. About 3 meters from the office, I could see the school principal and my dad chatting happily. I was welcomed by their cheerful faces. The slip was given to me. There was a moment of silence before tears of joy rolling down on my cheeks. I thanked to Almighty Allah for the success which he granted me. Higher than my target, I got 10 A’s for SPM. The principal was overwhelmed with joy and pride until he invited my dad to reveal my results.

                 The whole atmosphere of the house was at once changed that evening. Friends and relatives poured in to congratulate me. Tea and sweets were served to all who came. Many of my relatives brought sweet-boxes for me. All were in jolly and happy mood. My mother prepared nice dishes for the lunch. Two of my friends were also invited to dine. Like never before I was so happy in my life. In midst of all rejoicing, I reminisced the day that I felt worthless due to my worrisome grade in my trial results. Experience is indeed the best teacher. I learned this on that memorable day.

Compulsive

Compulsive is an interesting word which can both describe positive and negative action

1. NEGATIVE >:(

A strong desire to do something bad simply because it cannot be controlled

E.g. Compulsive eating, gambling

2. POSITIVE :)

So interesting that you cannot take your attention away from it

E.g. This books make compulsive reading

The weather

Using semi-colon

We use a semi-colon (;) to join two simple sentences

E.g. I searched everywhere; i did not find it

And simole sentence has only one vern and one idea

E.g. I like Noting Hill movie

       Cats eat Pandan jelly

        The boy stands outside the house

Idioms with parts of the body

To be a big mouth

=she is such a big mouth. She's always gossiping

To have a shoulder to cry on

=It is always good to have a best friend because he can be your shoulder to cry on

To be on last legs

=my grandpa is on his last legs. He is not the same as he used to be

To hit the nail on the head

=you are so smart. You always hit thr nail on the head

To get it off your chest

=I have to get this off my chest. I love you ^^

Using who or whom

Here is the simplest explanation to get who or whom at the right position in a sentence.
Who is the SUBJECT -She
Whom is the OBJECT- Her

E.g: 'Who' told you about the news?
        For 'whom' you are cooking?
        'Whom' should I call to officiate the event? (Here, I is the subject)
       
Quick way to remember is through a song
Who took my heart away..~~
Add another following sentence
My heart is taken by whom?

This might sound peculiar but the correct English for 'who is she?' is 'whom is she?'.. T.T

I feel annoyed

One of the ways to improve English is by describing your own life. As a start, let's talk about bad things which may cause annoyance >.<

1. Mosquito
2. Crying baby
3. Unplanned assignment
4. A broken promise
5. People stealing your food
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Now, I am going to introduce a new word which is pesky. It means causing annoyance. We can say "I hate a pesky circumstance such as baby crying at night"