Question

Write a composition (350-400 words). Think of a time when you found yourself in an embarrassing situation. Narrate how you got into that situation, how you dealt with it and the lesson you learnt from it.

Answer 1

Hint: A composition is the narrator's creation. It is usually written in simple past tense. It should comprise of introduction, description and conclusion in a narrative manner.

Complete answer:
It was long back during the university days. I used to be a very reckless person and in being reckless, I used to find my freedom. However, this attitude of mine put me into an awkward situation once, leading my attitude to change.
I had my afternoon classes scheduled in the university. Prior to it, I was in the college canteen having my lunch. On my table, a studious and a crisp looking man was sitting. He too was having his lunch. He struck a conversation with me by asking about me. I told him about myself and asked about him. He told me that he was new to the university and was still finding his way around the same. He asked me my opinion of the university and the department. SInce, I detested afternoon classes and was already in a bad mood because of the same, I went on to rant about it to him. I told him about how I hated the concept of afternoon classes and how the professors never made the classes interesting enough to make it through those classes. He listened to what I had to say attentively. Once I had finished speaking, he asked me if I was in a hurry as the lunch time had gotten over. I told him that I’d rather go to the class late and buy myself some free time from it. However, he seemed to be having a class, so he paid his bill for the lunch and left the canteen telling me that he hopes to see me again. After finishing my lunch, I decided to walk to my afternoon class. I paid my bill for my lunch and left. I was running fifteen minutes late but that did not seem to bother me at all. I walked my way to the class and sneaked my way to the last bench as the professor seemed to be busy cleaning the white board. It was our first class of that particular subject during that semester. I had not paid much attention to the new professor while sneaking into the class. I observed that he seemed familiar. That very moment, the professor turned around and I recognized him as the same man I had met during lunch. He recognized me too. Before he could say anything to me, I just picked up my belongings and rushed outside the class. I felt too embarrassed to face the situation. Later, I did apologize to him personally and I became an attentive and a punctual student of all my classes.

Note: The composition must transition from introduction to description and then to conclusion. It must be written in indirect speech.