"THE RAILWAY CHILDREN": SAMPLE ESSAY 3

From the novel that you have read, write about an ending of the story that is important/interesting/you like and give reason to support your answer.


[NOTE: the content could also be used to answer question for an important/a significant event]


In the novel "The Railway Children", the ending when father was reunited with his family is the one that is the most important.

One day, Bobbie went to the station to fetch a heap of old magazines from Perks the porter. She stopped to rest on her way home and read a piece of newspaper that was used to wrap the magazines. Suddenly, she saw the news of how his father was actually put in jail for 5 years as he was suspected to be a spy.

Bobbie became extremely sad. Mother realized this when she went home and asked her about the matter after tea. Bobbie told her how she found out about father and then only mother told Bobbie how father was framed. Mother asked her not to tell Phyllis and Peter about the news.

Bobbie agreed so as not to make matter worse. The only thing Bobbie could do was to write a letter to the old gentleman. She was asking him for his help to find out who the real spy was.

One morning, something strange happened. When the children were waving to the passengers, everybody in the train waved back at them - hands, handkerchiefs and newspapers, and smiling faces looked up at the children on the fence. When Bobbie went to the station, everyone was having newspapers in their hand, and waving and smiling at Bobbie. When the 11:54 train arrived, three people came down: first, a woman with three boxes of chicken; second, a woman with a brown suitcase and third, her father. 

This event is important because it proves that father was not a spy after all. Mother and the children were reunited with father, and thus, would end their suffering.

"THE RAILWAY CHILDREN": SAMPLE ESSAY 1

Based on the novel that you have read, write about an important value that you can find from the story.

Based on the novel "The Railway Children", there are many values that we can find from the book. However, the important value that I could find is bravery. This value can be seen from a few events that happen in the story.

At one time, it has been raining for three days and the weather gets really cold, but Mother does not have any money to buy coal to keep them warm. Then, Peter comes up with an idea. He goes to the station where there is a small heap of coal and he takes it home. However, one day, Peter is caught red-handed by the station master. As the station master is about to take him to the railway station, Bobbie and Phyllis bravely step out of the dark and try to save their brother. They tell the station master that they are also involved stealing the coal but Peter denies it. The girls are really brave to stand up for Peter for the thing they have done.

Next, there is an incident when the three children see a train is about to hit a landslide. Very quickly, they come up with a plan to save the passengers. They first cut the red petticoats into six pieces put them on to sticks to produce six red flags. They push two flags into heaps of stones between the lines. Next, Bobbie and Phyllis take a flag each while Peter takes two, and wave to the 11:29 train. As it approaches, Bobbie bravely takes one of the flags that have fallen from the stones and runs into the middle of the line and shouts, "Stop! Stop!". The train finally stops but only twenty metres from her. This is one example how brave Bobbie is.

The next event happens when the boys from  the school in Maidbridge are taking part in a paper-chase. When they realize that the last boy wearing a red shirt in the race does not appear from the tunnel, they decide to investigate. The tunnel is dark and small and a train could run over them anytime. When they find Jim with a broken leg, Bobbie instructs her two siblings to get help from a nearby farm while she stays with Jim to comfort him. She has shown she is not only brave but also very responsible.

In conclusion, the children have shown the important value of bravery throughout the story. We have to be like the children, to be brave in making decisions in our everyday lives. 


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NOTE: 
(1) The evidence in the sample essay could also be used for other questions such as write about the theme, character, or lesson that can be learned, but you have to change its introduction and concluding paragraphs.

(2) As for the question: write about an event/incident, one of the content points (in one of the paragraphs) can also be used but try to add in more details. It is better if you can provide simple reasons why you have chosen this particular event/incident. I would suggest you choose the second event when they try to save the train as there are more things you can write.

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(sad event/event you dislike/important event)

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(ending/important event)

"AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS": SAMPLE ESSAY

From the novel you have read, write about a character you like the most and give reasons to support your answer.

From the novel "Around the World in 80 Days", the character that I like the most is Phileas Fogg. One reason why I like him very much is because he is a very brave person. His bravery can be seen from the evidence found in the novel.

Firstly, Fogg declares that it is possible to go around the world in 80 days at the Reform Club. He bets twenty thousand pounds against anyone that he will make the tour around the world in 80 days or less. What he does is indeed very risky as he could become a poor man if he loses the bet, hence a clear proof of him being a brave character.

Secondly, in his journey in the jungle of India, Fogg has to travel on the back of an elephant named Kiouni. Suddenly, his group meets a group of bandits who have kidnapped the daughter of a wealthy merchant. They decide to save Aouda by breaking down the walls of the hut where she is kept. He risks not only his life but also this might delay his journey and he does all that because of his bravery.

Thirdly, in a train journey to New York, it was suddenly attacked by a band of outlaws. When the passengers are later counted on the station platform of Kearney Fort, it is found that several passengers are missing, including Passerpartout. Fogg decides to go with the soldiers to save Passerpartout and other people. He has participated in another dangerous event which might get him killed. However, as a very courageous man, he did not hesitate to do all that.

All in all, Phileas Fogg is the hero in the story who dares to take all the risks that could pose danger to him. His bravery is the reason that makes me like him so much.


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NOTE: 
(1) The evidence in the sample essay could also be used for other questions such as write about the theme, moral value, or lesson that can be learned, but you have to change its introduction and concluding paragraphs.

(2) As for the question: write about an event/incident, one of the content points (in one of the paragraphs) can also be used but try to add in more details. It is better if you can provide simple reasons why you have chosen this particular event/incident.

(3) For PT3 examination, students should write shorter essay, i.e. providing only one reason/event to support their answer or else they won't be able to finish the exam paper.

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