Section C – Essay Writing

Underline the Verbs

Ghazali is a talented and hardworking boy. His hobby is drawing and

cycling.

One lazy evening, Ghazali was cycling around the neighbour. It was a
sunny day. The sun was shining brightly in the sky when he left his house. It
was a perfect day for cycling. As he was cycling, he came across a notice on a
notice board about an art competition. He was very curious about the
competition. He wanted to take part in the competition.
Without delay, he cycled home as fast as lightning and related about the
competition to his mother. Later, Ghazali and his mother went to a stationery
shop which is located approximately 5 kilometres from their house. Therefore,
they went there by car. After 10 minutes, they arrived safely at the shop.
Ghazali bought a new set of paint and brushes. He practised at home drawing
and colouring as he believed, “Practice makes perfect.”

One the day of the competition, Ghazali went early to Kenari Town Hall
to take part in the competition. There were many children and their parents at
the hall. The hall was crowded and noisy. Ghazali drew the picture beautifully.
The activity was indeed very interesting. He did not realize that he had spent an
hour at the competition. After that, he handed in his drawing.

He waited patiently to know the winner of the competition. He won the

first prize in the drawing competition. He was speechless as he could hide his
excitement. He jumped in joy. He was as happy as a lark. He felt like he was in
cloud nine. He received a trophy from the District Officer. He praised Ghazali
for the success. Ghazali was pleased with the compliment . He believes,”Where
there is a will, there is a way.”

His parents were proud of him. He wanted to take part in more

competition in the future.

Fill in the Verbs using the verbs that you have underlined.

To Be To Do To have Verb+ing Verb