ENGLISH WITH YEASIR: IELTS SPEAKING

ENGLISH WITH YEASIR: IELTS SPEAKING

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Recruitment Test: Set B

Future Gen International School

First ICT-based School in Bangladesh

Recruitment Test

Name of the Candidate: _______________________________

Last Degree:_________________________________________

C-Code:____________________________________________

Time: __________________Phone Number: ______________

E-mail: ____________________________________________

Office Use Only:

Total Marks Obtained  : ________________________

Area of Strength           :________________________

Eligible for the Viva     :________________________

Evaluator’s Signature and Date: __________ __________

Future Gen Int’l School
Set: A

Recruitment Test [written]Marks: 100                          No. of Questions: 71                    Time: 60 minutes

Instructions: See the time limit for each section. Answering all the questions is mandatory. You are not allowed to use any calculating device for the math section. You will not be given any extra paper other than the question paper. Answer sequentially starting from question 1. For the duplicate answers of any two candidates in the creative part will carry zero. 

Section A: Grammar

[Time: 15 minutes, Marks: 25]

I.             Read the sentences and correct the mistakes (Question 1 to 10)

1. Please go upstair. Ans._______________________________________________________.
2. A.S. Hornby has written a dictionary. Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
3. According to me, she is the most intelligent girl in our village. Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
4. She has a son and daughter. Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
5. We are already for the concert. Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
6. My books are better than my friend. Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
7. I haven’t nothing to say. Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
8. Do you know what is it? Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
9. A pair of scissors (be) in the drawer. Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
10. Who’s is the coat? Ans._____________________________________________________________________.

II.                Read the sentences and write correct answers. (Question 11 to 15)

11. Which one is right: can not or cannot? Ans.______________________________________.
12. A system of Government by the officials is called Ans. _____________________________.
13. One who lives in a foreign country is called_______ Ans.____________________________.
14. What is the antonym of the word synonym? _______ Ans.___________________________.
15. A period of one thousand years is called_______  Ans._______________________________.

III.             Complete the following sentences. (Question 16 to 20)

16. `Oh, no! I am leaving,_____________________________________________________?
17. If I were you, ___________________________________________________________.
18. Not only you ____________________________________________________________.
19. Not he but his friends______________________________________________________.
20. Neither Milan nor Sumaia___________________________________________________.

IV.              Answer to the following questions. (Question 21 to 25)

21. An ENTREPRENEUR is to PROFIT, a WORKER is to _____________________________?
22. What is a phrase? Ans._______________________________________________________________________.
23. What type of word prepositions are? Ans._______________________________________________________________________.

24. What is the antonym of OBLIGATORY? Ans._____________________________________.

25. What is the synonym of EXTROVERT? Ans.______________________________________.

Section B: Faster Math

[12 minutes, Marks: 25×1.60 = 40]

Instructions: Solve each of the following mathematical problems. You are NOT allowed to use any calculative device. 

26.  If two numbers, say a and b, are added, the result  is x and if the same two numbers are subtracted, the result is y. If the value of x+y is 8, and x-y is 4, what are the values of a and b?

Ans. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

27. Is 382886 divisible by 7?`

Ans. ______________________________________________________________________

28. 100000-63480 = ?   Ans.__________________________________________________
29. (125)² × (125)² = ? Ans.___________________________________________________
30. Solve: (0.00001× 0.00000001 ×0.01) × 1000000000000000 = ?

Ans._______________________________________________________________________

31.  33445566×99999999 = ? Ans.____________________________________________
32. 244362646 ÷ 5000000 = ? Ans.___________________________________________
33. 12000011 ÷ 5 = ? Ans.____________________________________________________
34. 12000011 × 5 = ? Ans.____________________________________________________
35. 412000000000 × 500 =? Ans._____________________________________________
36. 4160000001111 × 10000000 = ? Ans._____________________________________
37. 1 ÷ 9 = Ans._______________________________________________________________
38.  9999993 × 9999997 = Ans.________________________________________________
39.  Double the number: 99999999 Ans._________________________________________
40.  (991)² + (991)² =
41.  {(99100)² × (99100)² } ÷  {(99100)² × (99100)² }
42. (100) ²×(100) ²×(100) ²×(100) ² =
43. Which one is bigger: (0.05)² , (0.007)² ? Ans._____________________________________
44.   2 2 3 4 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 ÷ 5 =? Ans.________________________________________
45.  (99999)² × 0 × 1000 × (0.98589)² × 0 × 8908340298 =?  Ans.________________________
46. What is 50% of 50% of 50% of 50% of 1000? Ans._________________________________
47. 50+60+70+..........................................+120 =? Ans._________________________________
48.  99 ×99 × 100 = ? Ans.________________________________________________________
49. Which number is divisible by 2, 5 and 10: 999, 990, 2500? Ans.__________________
50. Which one is bigger: (0.00001)⁴ or 1? Ans.___________________________________

Section C: Basics of Mathematics

[Time: 8 minutes, Marks: 10× 1.5 = 15]

51.   What is ZERO?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

52.  What is multiplication?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

53. Why can’t we divide a number by a ZERO?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

54. What are prime numbers?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

55.  Which one is the lowest even prime number?

Ans._______________________________________________________________________

56.  What is the LARGEST number of the world?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

57.  What are the differences between numbers and digits?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

58. IMO stands for_______________________________________________________________
59.  L.C.M. stands for____________________________________________________________
60. H.C.F. stands for____________________________________________________________

Section D: IQ

[10 minutes, Marks: 10]

61. What are the two numbers if added and multiplied give the same result?

Ans.____________________________________________________________________

62.  Draw two triangles with 5 straight lines.

63.  How many maximum number of angles can you draw with 3 straight lines?

Ans. _______________________

64.  Your father’s brother’s mother’s daughter’s brother’s father is who to you?

Ans. _______________________

65.  Complete the series: 100, 98, 94, 88, 80, 70, ?           Ans. ____________
66.  Complete the series: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, ?                     Ans. ____________
67.   What is the shape of our earth?                                 Ans. ____________
68.  What is 45% of 300?                                                  Ans. ____________
69.  What is the half of 50% of one-fourth of 200?                      Ans. ____________
70.   PROB stands for_____________________.

Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Section E: Writing

[15 minutes, Marks: 10]

71. Write an essay on “Why Some Teachers are Bad Teachers”. Show at least 15 logic in favour of the topic.

GOOD LUCK!

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Recruitment Test

Future Gen International School

First ICT-based School in Bangladesh

Recruitment Test

Name of the Candidate: _______________________________

Last Degree:_________________________________________

C-Code:____________________________________________

Time: __________________Phone Number: ______________

E-mail: ____________________________________________

Office Use Only:

Total Marks Obtained  : ________________________

Area of Strength           :________________________

Eligible for the Viva     :________________________

Evaluator’s Signature and Date: __________ __________

Future Gen Int’l School
 Recruitment Test [written]Marks: 100       No. of Questions: 71                    Time: 60 minutes
Set: B

Instructions: See the time limit for each section. Answering all the questions is mandatory. You are not allowed to use any calculating device for the math section. You will not be given any extra paper other than the question paper. Answer sequentially starting from question 1. For the duplicate answers of any two candidates in the creative part will carry zero. 

Section A: Grammar

[Time: 15 minutes, Marks: 25]

I.             Read the sentences and correct the mistakes (Question 1 to 10)

1. Where is the trouser? Ans._______________________________________________________.
2. A.S. Hornby has written a dictionary. Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
3. According to me, she is the most intelligent girl in our village. Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
4. She has a son and daughter. Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
5. We are already for the concert. Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
6. My books are better than my friend. Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
7. I haven’t nothing to say. Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
8. Do you know what is it? Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
9. A pair of scissors (be) in the drawer. Ans._____________________________________________________________________.
10. Who’s is the coat? Ans._____________________________________________________________________.

II.                Read the sentences and write correct answers. (Question 11 to 15)

11. Which one is right: can not or cannot? Ans.______________________________________.
12. A system of Government by the officials is called Ans. _____________________________.
13. One who lives in a foreign country is called_______ Ans.____________________________.
14. What is the antonym of the word synonym? _______ Ans.___________________________.
15. A period of one thousand years is called_______  Ans._______________________________.

III.             Complete the following sentences. (Question 16 to 20)

16. `Oh, no! I am leaving,_____________________________________________________?
17. If I were you, ___________________________________________________________.
18. Not only you ____________________________________________________________.
19. Not he but his friends______________________________________________________.
20. Neither Milan nor Sumaia___________________________________________________.

IV.              Answer to the following questions. (Question 21 to 25)

21. An ENTREPRENEUR is to PROFIT, a WORKER is to _____________________________?
22. What is a phrase? Ans._______________________________________________________________________.
23. What type of word prepositions are? Ans._______________________________________________________________________.

24. What is the antonym of OBLIGATORY? Ans._____________________________________.

25. What is the synonym of EXTROVERT? Ans.______________________________________.

Section B: Faster Math

[12 minutes, Marks: 25×1.60 = 40]

Instructions: Solve each of the following mathematical problems. You are NOT allowed to use any calculative device. 

26.  If two numbers, say a and b, are added, the result  is x and if the same two numbers are subtracted, the result is y. If the value of x+y is 8, and x-y is 4, what are the values of a + b?

Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

27. Is 382889 divisible by 9?`

Ans. ______________________________________________________________________

28. 100000-63480.20 = ?   Ans._______________________________________________
29. (125)² × (125)² - (125)² = ? Ans.__________________________________________
30. Solve: (0.00001× 0.00000001 ×0.01) × 1000000000000000×1000 = ?

Ans._______________________________________________________________________

31.  334455667×999999999 = ? Ans.__________________________________________
32. 244362646 ÷ 5000000 = ? Ans.___________________________________________
33. 12000011 ÷ 50 = ? Ans.___________________________________________________
34. 12000011 × 50 = ? Ans.___________________________________________________
35. 412000000000 × 5000 =? Ans.____________________________________________
36. 4160000001111 × 10000000 = ? Ans._____________________________________
37. 1 ÷ 9 = Ans._______________________________________________________________
38.  9999993 × 9999997 = Ans.________________________________________________
39.  Double the number: 888889999 Ans._______________________________________
40.  (991)² + (991)² =
41.  {(99100)³ × (99100)² } ÷  {(99100)² × (99100)³ }
42. (100) ²×(100) ²×(100) ²×(100) =
43. Which one is bigger: (0.05)² , (0.007)² ? Ans._____________________________________
44.   2 2 3 4 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 ÷ 50 =? Ans._______________________________________
45.  (99999)² × 0 × 1000 × (0.98589)² × 0 × 8908340298 =?  Ans.________________________
46. What is 50% of 50% of 50% of 50% of 5000? Ans._________________________________
47. 50+60+70+..........................................+130 =? Ans._________________________________
48.  [(99 ×99) ÷ {(100-1)× (100-1)}] × 99 = ? Ans.________________________________________________________
49. Which number is divisible by 2, 5 and 10: 999, 990, 2500? Ans.__________________
50. Tasnim, Sumi and Hafsa wish to share out a certain sum of money between them. Tasnim gets two-fifths, Sumi gets 0.45 and Hafsa gets 21.00. How much is the original sum of money?

Section C: Basics of Mathematics

[Time: 8 minutes, Marks: 10× 1.5 = 15]

51.   What is addition?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

52.  What is ZERO?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

53. Why can’t we divide a number by a ZERO?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

54. What are prime numbers?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

55.  How many prime numbers are there from 10 to 50?

Ans.________________________________________________________________________

56.  What are the LARGEST and LOWEST numbers of the world?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

57.  What are the differences between numbers and digits?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

58. IMO stands for________________________________________________________________
59.  L.C.M. stands for______________________________________________________________
60. H.C.F. stands for_______________________________________________________________

Section D: IQ

[10 minutes, Marks: 10]

61. What are the two numbers if added and multiplied give the same result?

Ans.____________________________________________________________________

62.  How many triangles can you draw with 5 straight lines? Show the figure.

 

Ans._________________

63.  How many maximum number of angles can you draw with 3 straight lines?

Ans. _______________________

64.  Your father’s elder brother’s mother’s daughter’s younger brother’s father’s younger son is who to you?

Ans. _______________________

65.  Complete the series: 100, 98, 94, 88, 80, 70, ?           Ans. ____________
66.  Complete the series: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, ?                     Ans. ____________
67.  What is the shape of our earth?                                              Ans. ____________
68.  What is 95% of 310?                                                  Ans. ____________
69.  What is the half of 50% of one-fourth of 150.90?     Ans. ____________
70.   IQ stands for_____________________.

Ans. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Section E: Writing

[15 minutes, Marks: 10]

71. Write an essay on “Good Teachers Build Up a Nation While Bad Teachers Destroy It”—Do you agree? If yes, show your logic.                                          [200 words]

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How to Improve Writing Skills

How to Improve Writing Skills: Helping Kids & Exploring Some Very Fun Ideas —

Teaching children how to improve writing skills will help them in numerous ways later in life, from getting into college to performing well at their job. It will also stimulate their minds and encourage a natural curiosity about the world.

For some children, writing can also serve as an outlet to deal with negative feelings. We all process information differently when we write it down rather than when we talk about it. The process of writing about a problem can often help children find a way to solve it in a constructive way. Of course, writing can also help children be more creative.

Ideas on How to Improve Writing Skills in Kids

To help children learn how to improve their writing skills, you should consider finding ways to make writing more fun. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

Children love to travel and experience new things. When you take a trip, even if it is just a weekend outing, encourage them to keep a travel log. You could also encourage them to write about the photographs they take on the trip which can help them learn how to be more descriptive in their writing.

A dream log is another way you can get some children interested in writing. Ask them to write about their dreams as soon as they wake up in the morning. If they feel like sharing these with you, this can spark really interesting discussions which will help them understand the true magic of words.

Encouraging children to keep a daily journal or a more traditional diary will help them improve their writing skills. Sometimes they will want to keep these written thoughts private. Be sure to honor the child’s choice.  Moreover, keep the focus of journal writing on the child’s unique self-expression, otherwise it may end up seeming more like a chore or a written assignment and they will be less motivated to keep the journal. This is their opportunity to just write freely without having to be judged.

It is well known that children who read more tend to write better so anything you can do to encourage reading will also help them improve their writing skills. Some children respond really well to taking turns reading a book out loud with you. Some will also enjoy story hour at your local library or bookstore. This type of activity can be used as a reward and will usually gets them excited about reading. If your child leans toward reading comic books or exciting adventures like Harry Potter, don’t discourage them and try to make them read the “classics” instead. Almost any type of reading, appropriate for their age of course, will help them pick up new vocabulary and learn how to form well-constructed sentences, paragraphs, and whole stories.

Some people believe that texting, Twitter tweets, Facebook posts, and other social media outlets ruin writing skills because of all the slang and codes that are used. However, recent studies have shown that this type of writing actually improves writing skills a great deal. You may want to monitor children with these types of activities to make sure they are not exposed to inappropriate people.

Letter writing can also help improve writing skills. Regardless of whether or not they write an old fashioned letter with a pen and paper or use a more modern method like email, they will be more motivated to make sure their writing gets their point across if they are writing to someone they know and care about. Encourage your children to write letters to grandparents, aunts, uncles, older siblings, cousins, or anyone else in the family. Pen pals can also be a lot of fun for children, especially if the child they are corresponding with is in a foreign country.

In conclusion, anything you can do to help make writing fun for your children will also help them learn how to improve their writing skills. It is a skill and a joy that will last them a lifetime.

Until next time, write on…

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Writing Prompts

A writing prompt can be found anywhere. It can be found in a dictionary, TV ad, newspaper, magazine, picture or on the Internet.

Writing prompts are often used by kids (and adults too!) who keep a journal or write creatively. Of course, many writers enjoy using a good writing prompt when they begin a new writing project. Prompts are the fuel many writers need to get the creative juices flowing.

Writing prompts are unique, fun or inspiring words, thoughts or pictures that help the writer formulate ideas. The prompts could be in the form of a single word, a phrase, a sentence or a paragraph. They could also be an image or a picture that invoke new and engaging thoughts to write about in a story or in a journal.

The benefit of writing prompts is that they assist writers in the creative process of generating a focus, theme or topic for their writing endeavors.

Consider this: Just one word has the power to spark new ideas to explore in writing. Thereafter, the writer can formulate a few sentences from a word and eventually create paragraphs, an entire story and possibly a novel!

A wonderful example of a single-word writing prompt is “star”.  From this fabulous word many ideas can be thought of and written about by writers of any age.  One writer may choose to explore what it means to wish upon a star and have that wish come true instantly.  Another writer may be inspired to write about star dust streaking across the cosmos at stellar light speed. Yet another write may get the notion to write about movie stars or music stars and why they want to be one one day. Truly, the writing ideas that may be generated from a single word are endless.

 Purposes of Writing Prompts

The first purpose of writing prompts is that they give the writer an idea to expound upon. Some writers, when given a blank page, are at a loss as to what to write. Their minds may go blank and they may even experience writer’s block. With a writing prompt in the form of a word or a phrase, the writer’s creative mind engages and her creative wheels begin to spin, so to speak.

Another fabulous purpose for writing prompts is that a writer may create some really great material. Imagine an idea that started with a word or a phrase but in the end becomes a masterpiece. This is entirely possible! With good writing prompts, a writer’s mind flows with ideas, and many people find it amazing how much inspiration writing prompts produce.

A third purpose to writing prompts is that they support the habit of exploring new ideas in one’s writing. This exploration of new thoughts and ideas becomes a sort of exercise. It flexes one’s writing muscles and develops their writing skills.

There are also many writing groups, creative writing classes and English teachers out there that use writing prompts. Teachers use them as a means to inspire and motivate writers by exposing them to ideas that they may never think of if left to their own devices. Many websites (including this one) exist that give ideas for writing prompts.  We suggest you explore them.  You’ll be glad you did.

Happy writing…

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What is Creative Writing?

Every written material was made creatively as the writer scouts for words she must use, puts her thoughts into order and thinks of ways to appeal to the senses of the readers. On the other hand, creative writing is actually about writing poems, lyrics, songs, short stories, novel, drama, fiction and non-fiction.

Creative writing is a subject that high school and college students go through. There are also vocational schools and special courses in this field. This involves reading different materials written by old and contemporary writers and typically involves not only reading but also a lot of writing (creatively of course!).

In college, people take up creative writing as part of a curriculum in Fine Arts or English Literature. Coursework in this field often includes the study of poetry, short stories, novels and plays. There are also graduate and post-graduate degrees in creative writing, as well as specialty courses such as scriptwriting.

There are many creative writers who actually have different professions. There are lawyers who turned into famous novelists today such as David Baldacci and John Grisham. There are authors whose works turned into movie hits but are actually students of a foreign language such as J.K. Rowling who took up studies in French. This means you do not have to have a degree in creative writing in order to be able to write creatively. This is a talent that can be harnessed and a skill that can be learned.

Nevertheless, there are those who take workshops or special courses that address more deeply the question, “What is Creative Writing” and that help them to harness their creative writing skills. Community colleges offer these types of classes, as do many community education courses. There are also online creative writing courses on the internet. Creative writing skills may also be learned at home through constant practice. One just has to have an idea and then expound this idea into something more detailed.

What is Creative Writing Summary & Tips

Creative writers have refined their skill through the years. They first had to undergo a lot of practice before they could master the craft. To be a creative writer, one must have good writing skills. She must know the rules of grammar and have an extensive vocabulary — with plenty of words, thought may be formed clearly.

Creative writing requires patience, love for the art, and determination. A writer must be constantly inspired in order to write creatively. She might choose to have a writing prompt in front of her in order to let the creative juices pour in.

A writing prompt can be a single word, phrase, sentence or paragraph. With a creative writing prompt, the mind can start formulating ideas based on it. Writing prompts can be found anywhere from newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, internet, inside the house, outside of the house, a bar, restaurant or the beach. A word such as ice cream can be a prompt and could be developed creatively into a story about how a child found his real parents.

If someone asks you “what is creative writing?” you just need to say that it is dynamic, creative, and personal writing based on one’s true self and unique form of self-expression. That’s cool, isn’t it?

Until next time, write on…

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Creative Writing Ideas: 6 Tips

Creative Writing Ideas & Tips— If you are having problems formulating creative writing ideas, then you have come to the right place!

It is quite understandable to have some difficulty when you are trying to choose the right topic for a written work. Beginning to write is often the most difficult portion of the writing process for most writers. Once they have caught the momentum, however, their ideas, concepts and words tend to flow with greater ease and enjoyment.

If you experience some difficulty getting started writing with a great creative writing topic, then read on to get some tips about creative writing ideas.

Creative Writing Ideas & Tips

Tip #1 – Relax your mind and know that many great ideas will come to you when you least expect it.

We all know that it can be difficult to write when you are feeling stressed, tired or frustrated. It is better to write with a relaxed mind since ideas tend to flow when you are at ease. Moreover, it can be difficult to formulate new ideas for a written work when your mind is not completely focused on your work.

Be sure to avoid stressing yourself out about your writing idea and remember that more often than not great writing ideas come from the most unexpected of circumstances. Just keep a watchful eye and be patient with yourself.  Soon enough inspiration will strike and your creative juices will flow.

Tip #2 – Try a new perspective.

All writers fall prey to the tendency of perspective and style stagnation. Sometimes this leads to repetitive writing that becomes boring to create. This can lead to disinterest and writer’s block.

For some writers, seeing things from a new angle can be difficult when they are already accustomed to and comfortable with a particular writing style. But it is a good idea to challenge yourself in this regard. Go ahead… try to look at things from a new angle for a change. This can actually give you invigorating, creative ideas to write about that will freshen your writing. It can also give your work new life and give you a new source of enthusiasm and interest.

Tip #3 – Draw inspiration from an object, place, or story.

When you cannot seem to find the right subject for your creative writing ideas, take the simple approach and just look around you. Visit art galleries, museums, parks and the like. Go to places that you can draw some inspiration from, or go to places you drive by every day but never take the time to tour. This can be helpful when you get stuck figuring out what concept to go with for your writing.

For some, true to life stories can also be a great form of inspiration. You may want to draw on writing ideas from biographies of famous people or even from your very own family. You could also look for an inspiring quotation and use it as your creative writing muse.

Tip #4 – Never underestimate the power of the past.

If drawing on ideas from your surroundings proves to be a little too simple for your taste, you may opt to focus on creative writing ideas from your own experiences. Childhood memories or favorite memories from your past can be a rich source of writing inspiration. You can put a new twist to them by adding different elements, after all it is creative writing, right?

Tip #5 – Learn the ability to spot and appreciate the odd and unusual.

Be observant of the peculiar, the weird, and the unusual, and then take it and make it extraordinary. It takes a keen eye and a good play of words to turn something peculiar into a grand spectacle.

Tip #6 – Find your happy place and allow your mind to explore.

Sometimes, allowing your mind to dream and go crazy with ideas can be good. Yes, there may be a risk of getting too many creative writing ideas but you can always edit your list at a later date. The important thing is that you free yourself to generate as many ideas as possible, and good old mind-storming is a staple standby solution for any writer to generate new creative writing ideas quickly and easily.

Until next time, write on…

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Creative Writing Tips for Children

6 Creative Writing Tips for Children—

I thought these writing tips were very useful and wanted to bring them to your attention. Creative writing is a fabulous tool to engage the interest of children as it leverages their vast imaginations. AND, they can write about whatever makes their heart sing.
There are so many wonderful benefits to creative writing for kids that I hope you’ll get your beloved children involved in this fabulous kids activity today.

Follow these great writing tips when helping your child learn about the joys of creative writing:

1. Remember to start with baby steps when teaching your child to write. (They are children after all.)
2. Do not push them too hard since there is a risk of a negative effect.
3. Giving or suggesting topics to write about can be a good way to help children generate more writing ideas.
4. Give them time to produce their work at their own pace. A paragraph or two is acceptable, especially on their first attempt. For some children a sentence or two is a remarkable achievement!
5. Honor the individuality of all children and their unique personalities and writing styles.
6. Reward them with a small token or give a verbal appreciation for their effort.

A good compliment can boost a child’s confidence to write more and to write better. Positive reinforcement can go a long way when you are teaching your kids.

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Creative Writing Prompts for Tweens – 59 New Ideas

Creative Writing Prompts for Tweens—

Help your students understand the importance and value of their own ideas with these creative writing prompts for tweens.

The pre-teen years can be a difficult time for students. As they navigate the space between being children and becoming teenagers, preteens often deal with important issues about identity and responsibility. At the same time, they still enjoy silliness and opportunities to let loose. Through regular writing and journaling, students get to do both of these things at the same time.

These 59 new creative writing prompts — and journal prompts — play somewhere in the boundary between childhood and the teenage years. Tweens will think about important issues like bullying and acceptance in the classroom and American celebrity culture—issues that give them the chance to reflect and examine their own beliefs. However, they’ll also get to indulge in lighthearted and fun questions about first crushes and hanging out with friends.

Creative Writing Prompts for Tweens | 59 Fun Ideas

1. How do you deal with peer pressure?
2. What is your greatest wish?
3. Would you rather be rich or famous?
4. How do you use money? Do you tend to spend or save?
5. What are your favorite types of books? Why?
6. Do you like to take risks?
7. How closely do you follow current events?
8. If you could invent anything, what would it be?
9. Describe how you met a goal. How did you feel afterward?
10. What does friendship mean?
11. If you could instate any law, what would you choose?
12. What causes are important to you?
13. How will you choose a high school?
14. Do you think you will go to college? What will you study?
15. How much time do you spend each day on homework?
16. What is your favorite thing to do with your friends?
17. Describe a time when you were jealous. How did you feel? Did you overcome it?
18. What do you want to do when you grow up?
19. Who do you want to be when you grow up?
20. What do you look forward to doing as a teenager?
21. What is your favorite way to learn?
22. Where do you go when you need space to think?
23. Describe yourself in 10 words. Why did you choose these words?
24. If you wrote a book about your life, what stories would it include?
25. What does it mean to bully someone?
26. How can we promote acceptance in our classroom?
27. What is the best thing about being a kid?
28. What is the worst feeling you’ve ever had?
29. Why is learning important?
30. Does art appeal to you? Why or why not?
31. What is the craziest dream you’ve ever had?
32. Write about a time when you were scared, but everything turned out okay in the end.
33. Write about something that other people don’t know about you.
34. How do advertisements affect you?
35. What kinds of pressures do kids and teens have today?
36. Write about something you believe in.
37. Write about a time when you were embarrassed.
38. How do you divide your time?
39. What is the greatest lesson you’ve ever learned?
40. What do you think about the way Americans care about celebrities?
41. Who are the people in your support network? How do they make you feel?
42. How do you help other people?
43. Do you prefer listening to music or watching movies?
44. How has your relationship with your parents changed as you’ve gotten older?
45. What is something that makes you proud?
46. What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends?
47. Imagine a day spent living in someone else’s shoes. What challenges would you experience?
48. What do you think high school will be like?
49. What is the most important subject in school?
50. Do you think that dreams have any significance?
51. Write a poem about something you’ve learned.
52. Do people listen to you when you talk?
53. What is the farthest you’ve ever traveled?
54. Do you prefer to spend time inside or outside?
55. Write about your first crush. How did he or she make you feel?
56. How does it feel when you stop talking with old friends?
57. Would you ever consider studying as an exchange student?
58. Have you ever tried an unusual sport or food? How did you feel afterward?
59. What does happiness feel like? Describe it using each of the five senses.

Until next time, write on…

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31 Bullying Awareness Writing Prompts for Students

Though most kids have been teased or laughed at on occasion, some students have to deal with long-term harassment that is psychologically and physically harmful to their wellbeing.

Bullying is a major epidemic facing today’s schools and children.  From stealing someone’s lunch money to spreading rumors online, bullying takes place everywhere—and it’s up to students, teachers, and parents to put an end to it by fostering awareness, tolerance, and kindness.

In these 31 new writing prompts, students will think about the reasons people bully others and the potential ramifications of their actions.  They’ll examine their own passive and active involvement in bullying situations and consider what it feels like to be demeaned for who they are or what they love to do.  As they look at bullying from the perspectives of the bully and the victim, students will gain a deeper understanding of the potential repercussions that teasing, name-calling, and fighting can have over time.

31 Bullying Awareness Writing Prompts for Students

1. What can you do to put a stop to the culture of bullying?
2. How can you support your peers who have been bullied in the past?
3. Do you think bullying is more prevalent online or in the classroom?  At school or during extracurricular activities?
4. When you see someone being bullied, do you feel comfortable going to a teacher or adult for help?  Why or why not?
5. What is the best way to get someone to stop bullying another person?  Should you defend the victim?  Start a fight?  Make fun of the bully?  Why or why not?
6. What is the difference between teasing and bullying?  How can you tell the difference between them?
7. At what point does teasing become bullying?  Does the frequency of the behavior play a role?
8. Have you ever felt bullied by someone?  What made you feel this way?
9. Have you ever bullied another person?  How did you feel before, during, and after?
10. What is the danger of standing around and watching while someone else is bullied?
11. What kinds of consequences do kids who are bullied suffer?
12. Why is it important to accept people for who they are?
13. Do you think there are particular types of attitudes that contribute to bullying?  Are there people who think bullying is acceptable?  Why or why not?
14. In what situations do you and your friends see people bullied?  Do you ever try to stop someone from getting bullied?
15. How do you feel when someone teases you or gives you a hard time for something you like?  Why do you feel this way?
16. Are there any risks to standing up for someone who is being bullied?  What are they?  How do they impact your decision to get involved in a situation?
17. Have you ever talked to your parents about bullying?  What did they say?
18. Write about a time when you stood up for something that you believed in.  Was it hard to express an opinion that other people didn’t agree with?  Why or why not?
19. Write short one-paragraph stories about four different types of bullying.  How do you think the people in each story would feel if the behavior lasted for a week?  What if it lasted a month?  The entire school year?
20. Why do you think some people bully others?
21. What feeling does the bully get from putting someone else down?
22. Come up with an idea for a new way to increase awareness about bullying.  How can you help people understand that bullying is a problem?
23. Are some types of bullying more harmful than others?
24. What would you do if someone tried to bully you?
25. What would you do if you saw someone trying to hurt one of your friends?  Would you intervene or get an adult to help?  Why?
26. Have you ever wanted to stand up for someone who was being made fun of?  Did you intervene?  Why or why not?
27. How do you feel when you see someone else being teased?
28. Why do you think people have trouble accepting others who are different from them?
29. Write about a time when you did something nice for someone because you saw that another person had hurt him or her.  What did you do?  How did the other person feel afterward?
30. How do you think a bullying victim feels when he or she is laughed at, hurt, or degraded?
31. How can you encourage other people to be more accepting of those who are different?

When students are more aware of bullying and how harmful it can be to those who are targeted, they’ll be more likely to stand up for their peers when they see someone being victimized.  Use these journal prompts to raise awareness and to promote acceptance in your classroom.

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