P7 Timed Writing Practice · 40-Minute Challenge
Plan, write and check under time.
Practise making good decisions quickly without losing organisation, accuracy or detail.
Choose one prompt
Prompt A · NarrativeWrite a composition ending with: “From that day, nobody laughed at her idea again.”
Prompt B · Personal experienceWrite about a time when working with another person helped you solve a difficult problem.
Your 40-minute practice plan
Minutes 0–5Choose the prompt, underline key words and plan beginning, middle and ending.
Minutes 5–32Write in paragraphs. Keep moving; leave a small gap if one word slows you down.
Minutes 32–40Read again and correct meaning, paragraphs, tense, spelling and punctuation.
Five-minute planning box
Timed draft
Set a 40-minute timer on your device, begin writing and stop when it rings. Use the last eight minutes for checking.