WAITING OUTSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL
I was waiting outside the examination Hall of Harcourt Butler School, on the first day of our Higher Secondary examination. It was ray first experience of sitting in an exam outside my school. There was a strange feeling. I was apprehensive but not nervous.
This was the first step in a student' life to enter a ***** life outside his school where he has spent many years preparing himself for this day. Today was English Paper I. It was my favourite subject.
There were so many other boys from my school as well as some other schools too. Different types of noises were coming from everywhere. Some were frantically checking their notes for a final time before the first bell was to ring. Some were rehearsing lines mutely, but with their lips moving. Some of my classmates were also busy, the same way avoiding the eyes of their friends. Some parents had also come and were seen giving last minute tips to their ****.
I stood in a corner, silently, not trying to remember or recollect anything in particular. I was so lost in my own thoughts that I missed the first bell, but suddenly found the other **** hurrying towards the exam hall. When I began moving one of my classmates with whom I used to share a desk in class came by and both of us moved to the trail.
At the entrance, a teacher asked for the admit card which we showed and he asked another person to lean us to our designated seats. We were asked to keep any books, notes, mobiles and other things near the done and collect them on our way out. Only pens, pencils and erasers were allowed in the hall.
It was a big hall which could accommodate about 50 boys at a time. There were four rows of single desks in the hall. My seat was in the middle of the second row while my friend was seated in the fourth row.
As we were seated the invigilators started giving us the answer sheets and we were asked to put our name, roll number and subject on the top. This was done, exactly at 9 a.m.. when the question papers were distributed to each. I sat composed and after a few seconds and then opened the paper and started reading it. I was happy. It was an easy paper and I went through it twice, choosing five best questions which I had prepared well. It was a great experience.
I did moderately well in the exams passing with a good second division and scored highest marks in English in my class.
