Book excerpt: CONQUER CREATIVE WRITING BOOK 2 aims to provide young children with a systematic and progressive approach to composition writing. There are various types of exercises in this book: Cloze passage, with pictures but without helping words The pictures serve as clues to the answers. The students fill in each blank with an appropriate word by looking at each picture. This will train them to extend their vocabulary, and at the same time, to be more aware of grammatical rules. Cloze passage, without pictures and helping words The students have to read through a passage once to get the general idea of the story. This will help them to think of the most appropriate word to fill in each blank to complete a story. Picture comprehension, guided by questions The exercises aim to teach students to think about a topic, theme or subject before writing. Picture comprehension, without questions but with helping words The exercises encourage free response and writing. Given a theme, the students can write about their own experiences or make up an interesting story. Helping words are given to help them express themselves better. Composition writing, with pictures and helping words The students have to study the pictures carefully to get the general idea of the story. Helping words are given to guide them along in their writing. Composition writing, with a single picture and helping words The picture plays an important role here as it shows the main theme of the composition. Helping words are given to guide them along in their writing. The various themes used in these exercises present a list of vocabulary that students will find useful when writing compositions on similar themes in school. The reading required to do the exercises in this book will lead to better comprehension and writing skills.