Cheatsheet of Useful Phrases for P5/6 Composition - An Unexpected Incident
- Sabreena Nazimudeen
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Cheatsheet of Useful Phrases for P5/6 Composition — An Unexpected Incident (2026)
Did you know that upper-primary compositions often require students to express tension, shock and emotional depth?
Strong vocabulary can instantly raise your child’s Language and Content marks in P5/6 narratives.
To help your child write gripping and impactful stories, here is a FREE cheatsheet of beautifully written, high-scoring phrases for the topic - Cheatsheet of Useful Phrases for P5/6 Composition - An Unexpected Incident
Useful Phrases (High-Scoring & Student-Friendly!)
1. I hoisted her limp body. Reaching for her wrist, I checked to see if she was still breathing. Her hands were cold. Was she dead? The icy fingers of fear gripped and tightened its iron fist around me as a tear trickled forlornly down my cheek, before a heavy flow of tears poured from my bleary eyes.
2. Our bodies plummeted into the air before we came crashing down on the hard concrete.
3. Her eyes fluttered open to my relief. I thanked the lucky stars that she had escaped the clutches of death by the skin of her teeth.
4. Clutching my little sister’s hand tightly, I instructed her to look left and right and to only cross the road if she sees the ‘green man.’
5. A car zigzagged down the street like a snake. The driver jammed on the brakes but it was too late. The car swerved to the right and turned turtle while the other cars skidded away to avoid collision.
7. The ice cream was pastel pink in colour, topped with rainbow sprinkles and chopped nuts.
8. Fear gripped my heart and my heart raced a mile a minute.
9. As quick as a flash, screaming sirens of an ambulance echoed in the air.
10. I realised that I was lying in a pool of blood, and blood was oozing from my knees.
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