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"While cleaning the attic, you discover a small hidden door behind an old bookshelf. Write a story about what you find when you open it and the adventure that follows."
"You have discovered a way to send one email to yourself five years ago. Write the email, giving your younger self important advice and sharing what you have learned."
Isolate. Practice. Master.
Use a short sentence after long ones for dramatic impact.
Start sentences in different ways—not always with "The" or "I".
Notice how sentences can start with PREPOSITIONS (Into, Through) instead of just "I".
Markers read dozens of papers. If your first sentence doesn't grab them, they might miss the brilliance of your middle. Start with impact.
Start with action—drop the reader into the middle of something happening.
Start with dialogue to create instant engagement and intrigue.
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Sooyoung has 250 mL of cordial and 1 litre of water. She drinks 10 mL of cordial. Then she pours water into the glass until it reaches 500 mL.
How much water is left in the bottle?
□ and △ represent different numbers.
What is △?
Tahnee is making a tile pattern. She wants the final pattern to have one vertical line of symmetry.
Smallest number of tiles to add to the RIGHT to make it symmetric?
Jessica has blue, green, red and yellow buttons. Probability of blue is 0.2, green is 0.3. There are twice as many red as blue.
What is the probability of picking a yellow button?
Average monthly rainfall in Cairns:
Jan (420mm) ... Jun (70mm) ... Aug (40mm) ... Dec (190mm)
Which statement is correct?
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