Hey Kids!
Once upon a time there was a girl who hated spellings. The day there was a spelling test or a dictation at school, she would try her best to stay...
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Cover Story: Building blocks of Verbal and vocal expressions
This is a true story. There was this little five-year-old boy who lived on the outskirts of a big city where, during moonless summer nights, he would lie in the courtyard...
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Story Time: Tooto saves the day
The goats in Banadarkshin were the plumpest and cutest of all. All the wolves in the neighbourhood craved for them. So all the mommy and daddy goats in the Saga tribe...
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Story Time: Little Jennifer
Once upon a time, famine struck a poor, little country and within a few months, millions of people died. Now in this country, there was a wealthy man named John, an...
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Story Time: The test
Saira was nervous. Her driving test was today and it seemed like a daunting task. In the beginning she had thought it would be a piece of cake, but as the...
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Dear Diary: How it all began...
I finally received my spelling test result today. I was, quite frankly, astounded by my marks, as I had apparently managed to score a whopping ten out of ten. My amazement was attributed to the simple fact that I had never really shown any flair at using the English language to my advantage. In other words...
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Participating schools
Karachi Schools DISTRICT EAST Aisha Bawany Academy Aitchison Model School Ali’s Kindergarten and Primary School Al-Madrassa-tul-saifiyahtul Borhania...
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Spelling Bee buzzes its way to a conclusion
On the evening of January 7, the Spelling Bee Contest 2005 came to a cheery conclusion, with students from schools across Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad happily posing for photographs, trophies in...
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Partners in progress
The pioneer and most respected Stationery brand in Pakistan is now sold in all five continents. Started fifty years ago with fountain pen and ink, Dollar has seen three generations perfecting their writing with an ever expanding range of highly functional Dollar writing instruments....
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For the love of spellings
“Oh no! Not spellings again!” Maham groaned. “Hey Maham relax. Spellings are easy to learn and can be great fun too!” Said her mother. “No Ma! Not in my entire life...
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Quotes
Take care that you never spell a word wrong. Always before you write a word, consider how it is spelled, and if you do not remember, turn to a dictionary....
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Mail Box
The Quaid’s Mausoleum I want to draw KMC’s attention towards the unsanitary condition of the city. There is a big heap of garbage lying on the way to the Quaid’s Mausoleum near Numaish Chowrangi....
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Game Talk: Sid meier’s pirates
In Sid Meier''s Pirates you play as a pirate out for revenge against the evil Spanish nobleman who wronged your family. It is an open-ended strategy game in which you...
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Quiz: Words and their spellings
1. Which word is used for a stone coffin? 2. It is a decorative design placed at the beginning or end of a book or a chapter. Spell it. 3. The capital of Florida is pronounced ‘tal-ah-HASS-see’, ever tried to spell it? 4. If one is adept at writing or speaking, s/he has mastered the art...
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You can spell it…
Whether you have won numerous spelling bees or belong to the category that usually have to make do with an ''F'' on a spelling test, the good news is that there...
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Who is my Valentine?
Though there are a million ways of showing your love for someone, nothing can beat the excitement of Valentine’s day. The month of February runs into bankruptcy buying gifts, cards, flowers,...
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COMPUTERS: The world of Online dictionaries
“The jurisprudence of the Internet dictates a system whereby the hegemony of the individual has priority over that of a governing body or monopolistic control by a group motivated by selfish...
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The art of spelling correctly
Long time ago in Old England, words were written as they sounded (phonetically), and one word could often be spelt in many different ways. With time, the English language adopted words...
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Poets'' Corner
Valentine’s Day A red rose; On Valentine’s Day. People whom you love say. At this time. Would you be my Valentine?...
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Those darn spellings...
You’re probably thinking to yourself while thumbing through this magazine, ‘what’s all the fuss about spellings?’ As a young individual you have every right to question, within the bounds of decency...
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