childish scream coming from the

edge of

the

river. Oh no, she

thought, her heart pounding with fear. The was

too

even to

frightened even
move, she had become apeechless.
No sooner had she heard

the piercing scream, than
daughter

on

her baby

was being warmly carressed

an

the edge of the river by elderly namely, Mrs. Forsyth. The little dazed but

woman,

baby
nothing more.

was a

could

a

sher

There was

not understand

one thing Susan! this woman,

how this

presence

total stranger, had reached her daughters. When at last the found s her tongue and recovered consiouonest, she rushed towards her baby and When they had introduced they all went along to

with Mrs. Мо

honachold for tea,

to call again. After she became very friendly Pike, and

now

ohe visits

her regularly and cleans her house. But, from that day to this, nomone the whole of the village, I not knows how the rescued

in

even

Suaan.)

good use of

words

but the story is'

not linked closely enough with the problem of Uns. Rike.

no

SAMPLE 3

Manchester Secondary Modern School-Average Ability "Stream" Pupil age 14; finishing fourth form (tenth school year) Compositions and mathematics tests in class.

NOTE.-All pupils in this group are specializing in "commercial" work, preparing to become secretaries or clerks. Note the neatness of work.

The

sun is usually shinning brightly, and there are birds singing, and other animals running about here and there.

It was a lovely sunny day, and day, and we decided we would go on a picnic along the lanes. My mother packed picnic bag full of sandwhiches, cakes and something to drink.

The started out along the love. all along you could see wild flowers and animals. There were the birds singing in the tree-tops.

came,

and wil

All of a sudden we heard a new sound, it was the sound of water qushing out from somewhere. As whe carried on walking the became louder and louder. We the turned down a lane which led in the direction from which the noise came to a beautiful spot, there was ą small pool with a stream running through. The water was very clear and we were able to drink from it. De net our sandwhiches out on a table clock, and started our dinner. after we had had dinner we had a swim in the pool, the water was lovely and cool and we all felt refreshed.

It was about 3 o'clock when we decided we had better

start for home, and we got Rome just in time for out tea.

The then all agreed that today's best we had wet Rad, and all decided to place another day.

pienie, had