STORY WRITING - Important Points &

Stories Coming Now a Days

See Story written by a selected Candidate

1.  As part of psychological tests a candidate is required to write 2 types of stories, in English:

a. Building 2 stories from two given sentences in English . Time for   each story will be 3.5 minutes.

b. 4 pictures will be shown one by one and each picture will be shown for ½ minute and   candidate will write story in 3 ½ minute.

c. Same picture will look different to each candidate. So don’t be worried that you have gone wrong.

d. It also means you have a wide choice to make a picture story and still it will not be out of context.

e. Tips for story writing

(1)    Remain positive, show enthusiasm and remember: what so ever you write about any body, you are writing about yourself.

(2)   Write the story which is practical and close to reality.

(3)   Do not write stories which are difficult to believe.

f. Keep in contact with those candidates who go prior to you to ISSB. Mostly the stories are repeated and you can prepare better.

g. Few recent stories told by candidates who returned from ISSB:

1. Urdu Story. (Now a days Urdu story is not there)

a. Aasia jungle mein akele chale ja rahi thee kai achanak……

b. Aslam aik nowjawan admit thaa, aik din …..

2. English Story. You will have to write two stories from a given sentence. These are called pointer stories. Some recent ISSB Story opening Sentences which candidates coming back from ISSB told us:

a. She was walking on a lonely road when he ……

b. He joined the forces to earn money but when he became a leader …..

c. His life became miserable when..........

d. Akmal lost his way in en territory.....

e. She was sitting in the room, suddenly.......

f. He was young..........

g. She was moving all alone in a stormy night, suddenly........

h. Despite being hardworking, he could not meet his family expenses so he so he decided to ........

i.  Aslam was lost in enemy territory ............

j.  It was a stormy night when all of a sudden........

k. As I saw a stranger in a gathering.....

l.  A

Note: you should starts the story from where the sentence ends.

    3. Picture for Story writing reported by candidates returning from ISSB

a. Picture story Latest:

1- Aik bacha darya ki trf ishara kar raha hay

2- Aik lrki bister per leti hui hay or aadhee bister per hy hy or aadhee zameen per aur thaki hui halat main hay

3- Aik aurat bethi hui hay samny mun kar key. Usky peechy ek larka betha hay peechy mun karkay aur aik larkaa peechy darwazy say bahir nikal raha hy

4- Aik choti bachii haath mein kitaab lay kar bethi hay zameen per aur udaas see hay

One boy is climbing the rope and looking to other side.

Young girl looking outside the door of a house.

c. A girl sitting outside her house on mountainside.

d. Post man handing over letter to a woman through a half open door.....

e. A man lying on ground, another sitting close to him.

f. A man sitting on a bench in a park. Another person has his hand on the shoulder of sitting man.

g. A man standing with a woman.

h. A soldier/officer lying on bed with hat in his face and other soldiers standing around him with hats in their hands....

j. Dr checking child while his father standing by........

k. Girl or a lady sleeping and one man having one hand on her head.

l.  One lady entering a house and a bed, a table and a chair is visible inside.

m. A in a destroyed village going on a narrow path or bridge.

n. A youngman is sitting on a bench having both hands on head and seemed to be worried.

o. One man is lying on ground, two are sitting by his side. Hand on one sitting person is over lying person. An other person is standing ahead and facing towards you.

p. A man standing with a woman.

q. A boy or a girl standing with a school type bag on the side of a road.

r. Doctor checking child while a man is standing besides them.

s. A man standing behind an old woman who is looking out of the window,

t. The rubble of a collapsed house.

u. A picture of waves in the sea.

v. A man is lying an iron bar placed above him and above the bar a book or a paper is placed.

w. A girl lying on the bed side with feet on the floor and a side table placed near her.

x. A gathering in which three or four aged persons sitting and a man standing on a side.

• Two boys who are wearing only shorts are looking towards the same direction.

• Two boys are drowning in water with their only visible heads.

• A man is standing in the forest with a small cylindrical box in his hand.

• Some people are lying.
 

h. You may confront these when you go for ISSB. we will not write story for each because then candidate start writing same story and go in loss. Remember the qualities which are written earlier. In story you have to show struggle, determination, achievement of aim and high moral.

i.     Now see a story which one of the successful candidate wrote:

‘Aasia jungle mein akele chali ja rahit thee k achanak ….(now Urdu story is not there, but you can apply the idea to english)

Zor dar barish shuroo ho gayi. us nay shadeed barish mein bhi apna safar jari rakha kyun kih use maloom thaa kih agar woh waqt par ghar na pohnchi to uske ghar wale pareshan honge. Shadeed barish k bawajood us nay safar jari rakha. Jab wo waqt par ghar pohnchi to us k ghar walay both khush huay.

j.     Note, it is a simple practical story. It shows

• Decision power to continue going.

• Determination to succeed in adverse conditions.

• Care about time to reach, punctuality.

• Care about parents/elders.

• Bravery – to face rain instead of taking shelter.

• Remaining calm under pressure.

• Maintaining aim to reach home.

•  You must make your own stories. Don’t write stories which you have read in books. These will go against you as many students will write these.

 

• Important About Picture Stories.  Pictures are not very clear. Try your best to figure out and write a relating story and don't mind if you go little write or left of the picture.

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