Collection of Suggested Compositions: A Robbery
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A Robbery Alex was home alone as his parents were still at work. After finishing his homework, he decided to take a nap in his bedroom. Just as he was about to fall asleep, he heard a noise coming from the living room. When he peeped outside, he was astonished to see two strangers opening the front door and creeping quietly into his home... Based on the above situation, write a composition of at least 150 words using the following points: -Who were these strangers -What happened after they entered Alex's house -What happened in the end You may reorder the points and / or include your own. Example "Finally done! That was a lot of homework!" sighed Alex. He was already feeling exhausted and really wanted to take a nap. However, before jumping into bed, Alex called his mother to report to her about his day's work. "You sure? Alright then, you can take your nap. When your father and I get home from work, we'll buy you your favourite chicken rice for dinner! Make sure that you've locked the doors properly!" reminded his mother. Right after he hung up the phone, Alex fell right into bed. He was simply too tired to check the front door. His eyelids felt like they weighed a thousand tonnes and it only took a few minutes before he began drifting into dreamland. Suddenly, he heard a loud 'crack'! Alex's eyes shot wide open! "What is that sound?" he asked himself. Before he could even jump out of bed, he heard the front door creak open. Alex quickly peeped out of his bedroom and he was astonished to see two stranger in his living room! "Robbers! What am I going to do? I must have forgotten to lock the door!"he thought. Suddenly, his bedroom door swung open and Alex came face to face with the perpetrators. Although the men were shocked to see him, they reacted quickly and threw an old rag over his face. One of the men tied him up and told him to be quiet, while the other man rummaged through his things. He also heard them prying open the locked drawers in his parents' room. By the time his parents got home hours later, Alex was still shaking uncontrollably on his bedroom floor. Alex's parents immediately made a police report. When the police asked Alex to describe the robbers, he was so overwhelmed with fear that he could not remember anything. After he managed to calm down, he closed his eyes and gradually recalled the whole incident. That was when the robbers' faces flashed into his mind. With the description provided, the police began interviewing passers-by and residents living nearby. Luck was on their side as someone remembered seeing the two men fleeing the scene. After establishing their identity, the police conducted a stakeout outside their flat and caught the suspects when they were on their way home. Once bitten, twice shy. Alex promised always to be cautious in the future. He never wanted to experience another robbery ever again. |
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The content from the video has made the storyline a lot more realistic and also more interesting to read.
You might want to get your child to attempt the above question and help them inject some of the ideas learnt from the video.
Hope this resource is useful to you and your child!