This book provides samples of different genres like Essays, Paragraphs, Letters, Comprehension, Telegrams and Advertisements and encompasses a wide range of composition writing and comprehension skills. It provides a wide source of themes ranging from a delineation of age-old problems to a discussion of contemporary issues. There are variegated themes to motivate the learner to use English for purposes of communication and expression. A conscious effort has" been made to provide interesting reading material - themes have been selected which would provide interest to students of ICSE, CBSE and general students as it aims at facilitating extra reading, for students of all standards are expected to read beyond the prescribed text books. All categories of essays - Reflective, Narrative, Descriptive, Expository and Imaginative - find a place in this book. The Introduction Section provides a comprehensive background to the learners about the topics that have been dealt in the book. As the comprehension of the given passage/s and subsequently to provide answers to the questions asked pertaining to the passage/s form pert of more or less all the tests/examinations from Primary to Senior Secondary level and also of University and competitive examinations, since the real assessment of any examinee's calibre can be made only on evaluating the answers to the unseen passages where there is no scope for reproducing the already crammed answers, as may happen in the case of literature and to a certain extent in composition writing, exercises on comprehension will enable the students to fully gear themselves to solve any unseen passages which they may come across in their school tests or Board examinations. Exercises include very useful exercises on Practical Grammar/Usage and answers to fully solved exercises have been provided to enable the students to evaluate their grasp of the topics. This book will prove to be a boon for the young learners who are either taking up their academic examination or competing for a top job through competitive examinations. Keeping the needs of the students community in view and feeling the dearth of available books on the subjects, the present book amply serves the purpose.