{"id":1695,"date":"2026-11-04T20:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T15:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2026-11-04T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T15:30:00","slug":"boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/","title":{"rendered":"A Boy from Outer Space \u2014 ICSE Imaginative Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/#What_this_composition_helps_you_practise\" title=\"What this composition helps you practise\">What this composition helps you practise<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/#Composition_Prompt\" title=\"Composition Prompt\">Composition Prompt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/#Composition_at_a_Glance\" title=\"Composition at a Glance\">Composition at a Glance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/#Story_Outline\" title=\"Story Outline\">Story 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href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/#The_film_prepares_the_fantasy_logically\" title=\"The film prepares the fantasy logically\">The film prepares the fantasy logically<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/#Visual_details_make_the_alien_memorable\" title=\"Visual details make the alien memorable\">Visual details make the alien memorable<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/#Conversation_builds_the_imagined_world\" title=\"Conversation builds the imagined world\">Conversation builds the imagined world<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/#The_ending_uses_a_sudden_reversal\" title=\"The ending uses a sudden reversal\">The ending uses a sudden reversal<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/#Useful_Vocabulary_and_Expressions\" title=\"Useful Vocabulary and Expressions\">Useful Vocabulary and Expressions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/#Try_It_Yourself\" title=\"Try It Yourself\">Try It Yourself<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/#Practice_Prompt\" title=\"Practice Prompt\">Practice Prompt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/#Before_You_Submit\" title=\"Before You Submit\">Before You Submit<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/#ICSE_Composition_Guidelines\" title=\"ICSE Composition Guidelines\">ICSE Composition Guidelines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/boy-from-outer-space-imaginative-story\/#Related_ICSE_English_Resources\" title=\"Related ICSE English Resources\">Related ICSE English Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">9<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"xc-ee xc-longform\">\n\n  <section class=\"xc-s-header\" data-icon=\"\u270d\ufe0f\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-series-label\">ICSE English Composition<\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-meta-bar\">\n      <span class=\"xc-s-meta-item\">\ud83d\udcd8 Classes 9\u201310<\/span>\n      <span class=\"xc-s-meta-item\">\ud83d\ude80 Imaginative Story<\/span>\n      <span class=\"xc-s-meta-item\">\ud83c\udfaf 20-mark composition practice<\/span>\n      <span class=\"xc-s-meta-item\">\u23f1\ufe0f Up to 30 minutes<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-concept\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-head\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-concept-num\">\u270d<\/div>\n      <h2 class=\"xc-s-concept-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_this_composition_helps_you_practise\"><\/span>What this composition helps you practise<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-body\">\n      <p>This imaginative story shows how to begin from an ordinary bedroom setting and gradually move into fantasy. The model uses a film about Mars as a bridge to the dream, introduces an alien visitor, develops an imaginative conversation about life in outer space, and ends with a sudden return to reality.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-section-head\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-icon\">\ud83d\udcdd<\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-body\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-section-label\">Story Question<\/div>\n      <h2 class=\"xc-s-section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Composition_Prompt\"><\/span>Composition Prompt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-prompt\">\n    <p><strong>You are sleeping in your bedroom. Someone knocks on your door. You wake up to see a boy who says he has come from outer space. Write an account of what he tells you of life in outer space.<\/strong><\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-section-head\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-icon\">\ud83d\udd0e<\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-body\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-section-label\">Before You Read<\/div>\n      <h2 class=\"xc-s-section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Composition_at_a_Glance\"><\/span>Composition at a Glance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-glance\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-glance-header\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-glance-title\">\ud83d\ude80 Fantasy + Dream Narrative<\/div>\n      <div class=\"xc-s-weightage\">\n        <span class=\"xc-s-weightage-val\">20<\/span>\n        <span class=\"xc-s-weightage-label\">marks<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"xc-s-topics-grid\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-topic-item\">\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-icon\">1<\/span>\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-text\"><strong>Recommended length:<\/strong> approximately 300\u2013350 words<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"xc-s-topic-item\">\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-icon\">2<\/span>\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-text\"><strong>Point of view:<\/strong> first-person imaginative narrative<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"xc-s-topic-item\">\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-icon\">3<\/span>\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-text\"><strong>Recommended time:<\/strong> up to 30 minutes<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"xc-s-topic-item\">\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-icon\">4<\/span>\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-text\"><strong>Focus:<\/strong> setting, fantasy, dialogue, world-building and reveal<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-section-head\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-icon\">\ud83e\udded<\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-body\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-section-label\">Plan Before Writing<\/div>\n      <h2 class=\"xc-s-section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Story_Outline\"><\/span>Story Outline<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-glance\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-topics-grid\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-topic-item\">\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-icon\">1<\/span>\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-text\">Introduction: When and where.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"xc-s-topic-item\">\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-icon\">2<\/span>\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-text\">Watched a movie and then went to sleep.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"xc-s-topic-item\">\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-icon\">3<\/span>\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-text\">Knock on the door, enter man from Mars.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"xc-s-topic-item\">\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-icon\">4<\/span>\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-text\">Life on Mars.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"xc-s-topic-item\">\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-icon\">5<\/span>\n        <span class=\"xc-s-topic-text\">Conclusion: Unusual experience.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-section-head\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-icon\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-body\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-section-label\">Read the Story<\/div>\n      <h2 class=\"xc-s-section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Model_Story\"><\/span>Model Story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-reading\">\n    <p>Looking out of the window I saw a thick fog hang outside my room. In the dim moonlight, the fog looked like clouds, descending on the earth. How I wished I could go out and savour the beauty of the night, but here I was trying to catch some sleep, which eluded me. I felt restless twisting and turning in the bed. Sleep seemed to elude me.<\/p>\n    <p>I paced the floor of my room, clutching the shawl to keep myself warm. Bored, I switched on the television to watch a movie, \u2018Mars Attack\u2019 on the channel. It was an exciting movie of strange unpredictable creatures from Mars, landing on the earth. They were welcomed by the American President and the people. However, releasing a pigeon as a sign of peace on the occasion, led to a great misunderstanding. They turned violent causing great destruction to life and property, across the world. Situation turned grave as they destroyed buildings and historic monuments, across the world. Just when the situation seemed hopeless, a typical classical music played by a musician, made them flee the earth. The movie kept me spell bound, after which I stretched out on the bed and fell fast asleep.<\/p>\n    <p>Soon I heard a knock on the door. On opening it I found a strange looking boy, who had sticking out of his head two antenna like objects, over a hairy body. His owl like yellow round eyes, resembled the characters I had just seen in the movie. I screamed in fright, but he said something in an alien language, at the same time gesticulating with his hands, indicating that he meant no harm. I stared at him in disbelief, unable to even scream. Sensing my fright, he gave me an object that looked like a translator, to put on my ears, so that I could understand his language. Putting it on my ears I learnt that he had come from the planet Mars. He wanted to take me to his friends and show me his planet. I politely refused, telling him that I had my Maths exams the very next day and hence could not oblige. He extended his thin wiry like hand in friendship, wary of him, I chose to do namaste instead. He sounded friendly, but I was scared, for I knew not what would offend him.<\/p>\n    <p>He talked about life in Mars, telling me that it was bigger than the Earth, and had its own solar system. People there do not eat food, they survive on noble gases, which are there in abundance. Seeing that I was impressed, he continued to brag about the superiority of his race. I bore with it for some time. However unable to take it any longer, I politely requested him to let me sleep, for I had to wake up early, to attend school.<\/p>\n    <p>On hearing this he reacted with alacrity. Snatching the translator from my hand, he pointed his gun at me and in a flash I was in flames. I screamed with all my might, \u201cHelp, Help, this boy from Mars will kill me.\u201d I suddenly felt a splash of cold water on my face. Opening my eyes I saw my mother peering down at me, \u201cWhat\u2019s the matter son\u201d said she. I was greatly relieved to see her and realise that it was all but a dream.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-note\">\n    <strong>Practice tip:<\/strong> In imaginative writing, unusual ideas still need a clear sequence. Establish the ordinary setting first, introduce the extraordinary event, let the characters interact naturally, and make the ending resolve or transform the situation.\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-section-head\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-icon\">\ud83d\udca1<\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-body\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-section-label\">Story Technique<\/div>\n      <h2 class=\"xc-s-section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Understanding_This_Story\"><\/span>Understanding This Story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-concept\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-head\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-concept-num\">1<\/div>\n      <h3 class=\"xc-s-concept-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_real-world_setting_comes_first\"><\/span>The real-world setting comes first<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-body\">\n      <p>The story begins with fog, moonlight, cold weather and sleeplessness. A familiar setting makes the later appearance of the alien feel more striking.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-concept\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-head\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-concept-num\">2<\/div>\n      <h3 class=\"xc-s-concept-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_film_prepares_the_fantasy_logically\"><\/span>The film prepares the fantasy logically<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-body\">\n      <p>The narrator watches a film about creatures from Mars immediately before falling asleep. This gives the dream a natural psychological trigger and links the fantasy with what the narrator has just experienced.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-concept\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-head\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-concept-num\">3<\/div>\n      <h3 class=\"xc-s-concept-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visual_details_make_the_alien_memorable\"><\/span>Visual details make the alien memorable<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-body\">\n      <p>The antenna-like objects, hairy body and round yellow eyes provide a quick visual picture. In imaginative writing, a few distinctive details are usually stronger than a long catalogue of features.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-concept\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-head\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-concept-num\">4<\/div>\n      <h3 class=\"xc-s-concept-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conversation_builds_the_imagined_world\"><\/span>Conversation builds the imagined world<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-body\">\n      <p>The translator allows the narrator and visitor to communicate, and the alien describes life on Mars. Dialogue and interaction can reveal an imaginary world more naturally than a separate block of explanation.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-concept\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-head\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-concept-num\">5<\/div>\n      <h3 class=\"xc-s-concept-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_ending_uses_a_sudden_reversal\"><\/span>The ending uses a sudden reversal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-body\">\n      <p>The threatening moment is interrupted by cold water and the narrator wakes to see his mother. The reveal explains the impossible events as a dream and brings the story back to reality.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-section-head\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-icon\">\ud83d\udcda<\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-body\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-section-label\">Language Builder<\/div>\n      <h2 class=\"xc-s-section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Useful_Vocabulary_and_Expressions\"><\/span>Useful Vocabulary and Expressions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-def-list\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-def-row\"><div class=\"xc-s-def-term\">savour<\/div><div class=\"xc-s-def-text\">To enjoy an experience slowly and fully.<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-def-row\"><div class=\"xc-s-def-term\">eluded me<\/div><div class=\"xc-s-def-text\">Remained difficult or impossible for me to obtain.<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-def-row\"><div class=\"xc-s-def-term\">spell bound<\/div><div class=\"xc-s-def-text\">Completely fascinated and unable to look away.<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-def-row\"><div class=\"xc-s-def-term\">gesticulating<\/div><div class=\"xc-s-def-text\">Making gestures with the hands or body while communicating.<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-def-row\"><div class=\"xc-s-def-term\">in disbelief<\/div><div class=\"xc-s-def-text\">Unable to accept that something is real or true.<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-def-row\"><div class=\"xc-s-def-term\">wary<\/div><div class=\"xc-s-def-text\">Cautious because of possible danger or uncertainty.<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-def-row\"><div class=\"xc-s-def-term\">brag<\/div><div class=\"xc-s-def-text\">To speak too proudly about oneself or one\u2019s achievements.<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-def-row\"><div class=\"xc-s-def-term\">alacrity<\/div><div class=\"xc-s-def-text\">Quick and eager readiness to act.<\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-section-head\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-icon\">\u270d\ufe0f<\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-body\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-section-label\">Your Turn<\/div>\n      <h2 class=\"xc-s-section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Try_It_Yourself\"><\/span>Try It Yourself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-concept\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-head\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-concept-num\">Q<\/div>\n      <h3 class=\"xc-s-concept-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice_Prompt\"><\/span>Practice Prompt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-body\">\n      <p><strong>One night you wake to find a visitor who claims to have travelled from another planet. Write an imaginative story describing the visitor, the conversation that follows and how the strange encounter ends.<\/strong><\/p>\n      <p>Write approximately <strong>300\u2013350 words<\/strong>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-revision\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-revision-header\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-revision-header-icon\">\u2713<\/div>\n      <h3 class=\"xc-s-revision-header-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Before_You_Submit\"><\/span>Before You Submit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"xc-s-revision-grid\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-revision-item\"><span class=\"xc-s-revision-bullet\">1<\/span><span class=\"xc-s-revision-text\">Have you established the setting before introducing the visitor?<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"xc-s-revision-item\"><span class=\"xc-s-revision-bullet\">2<\/span><span class=\"xc-s-revision-text\">Does the visitor have a few memorable visual details?<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"xc-s-revision-item\"><span class=\"xc-s-revision-bullet\">3<\/span><span class=\"xc-s-revision-text\">Does the conversation actually reveal something about life in outer space?<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"xc-s-revision-item\"><span class=\"xc-s-revision-bullet\">4<\/span><span class=\"xc-s-revision-text\">Have you kept the events in a clear sequence?<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"xc-s-revision-item\"><span class=\"xc-s-revision-bullet\">5<\/span><span class=\"xc-s-revision-text\">Does the ending resolve the strange encounter convincingly?<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"xc-s-revision-item\"><span class=\"xc-s-revision-bullet\">6<\/span><span class=\"xc-s-revision-text\">Have you checked grammar, spelling and punctuation?<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-section-head\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-icon\">\ud83c\udfaf<\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-body\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-section-label\">Exam Tip<\/div>\n      <h2 class=\"xc-s-section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ICSE_Composition_Guidelines\"><\/span>ICSE Composition Guidelines<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-concept\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-concept-body\">\n      <p>For ICSE Examination Year 2027, the composition should be approximately <strong>300\u2013350 words<\/strong>. Question 1 carries <strong>20 marks<\/strong>, and the specimen paper recommends spending no more than <strong>30 minutes<\/strong> on it.<\/p>\n      <p>For an <strong>imaginative story<\/strong>, creativity should be supported by a coherent sequence. Keep the response connected to every important part of the prompt and give the story a purposeful ending.<\/p>\n      <p><a href=\"https:\/\/cisce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2.-English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official ICSE 2027 English Syllabus<\/a><\/p>\n      <p><a href=\"https:\/\/cisce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ICSE-2027-SPECIMEN-011-ENGLISH-LANGUAGE-QP-MS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official ICSE 2027 English Language Specimen and Draft Marking Scheme<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-section-head\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-icon\">\ud83d\udd17<\/div>\n    <div class=\"xc-s-section-body\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-section-label\">Continue Learning<\/div>\n      <h2 class=\"xc-s-section-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_ICSE_English_Resources\"><\/span>Related ICSE English Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"xc-s-series-links\">\n    <div class=\"xc-s-series-links-head\">\n      <div class=\"xc-s-series-links-head-icon\">\ud83d\udcda<\/div>\n      <div class=\"xc-s-series-links-head-title\">Explore More ICSE English<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <a class=\"xc-s-series-link-item\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/icse-english-essays\/\">\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-badge\">Hub<\/span>\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-link-text\">ICSE English Essays for Classes 9 and 10<\/span>\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-link-arr\">\u2192<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <a class=\"xc-s-series-link-item\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/i-do-not-believe-in-ghosts-short-story\/\">\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-badge\">Story<\/span>\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-link-text\">I Do Not Believe in Ghosts \u2014 ICSE Short Story<\/span>\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-link-arr\">\u2192<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <a class=\"xc-s-series-link-item\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/knowledge-is-power-short-story\/\">\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-badge\">Story<\/span>\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-link-text\">Knowledge Is Power \u2014 ICSE Short Story<\/span>\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-link-arr\">\u2192<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <a class=\"xc-s-series-link-item\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/embarrassing-situation-narrative-essay\/\">\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-badge\">Narrative<\/span>\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-link-text\">An Embarrassing Situation \u2014 Narrative Essay<\/span>\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-link-arr\">\u2192<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <a class=\"xc-s-series-link-item\" href=\"https:\/\/xamcontent.com\/cisce\/importance-of-writing-a-good-composition\/\">\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-badge\">Guide<\/span>\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-link-text\">Importance of Writing a Good Composition<\/span>\n      <span class=\"xc-s-series-link-arr\">\u2192<\/span>\n    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