Boys and girls gather outside the examination hall just half an hour before the commencement of examination. Rickshaws and cars & other vehicles drop the boys and the girls at the venue. Many come on their own conveyance. In no time there is a large gathering.
Boys and girls stand here and there. Some move while talking with one another. Some students feel nervous and stressed. Few are along with their parents. Their parents encourage them. Their friends advise them. They tell them how they should attempt their paper. Students think about the nature of questions. They form small groups to discuss. These sit on the benches, in the verandah or on the green ground. They guess the question paper. A few boys and girls are seen alone revising. All are in a hurry to meet their friends. As soon as they meet student who excels in the class, they surround him and ask him their respective queries.
There are some candidates who have no fear of examination. They are free from care and anxiety. They are making fun as usual. They laugh at those who are busy with their books, they indulge themselves in passing the remarks to studious students & call them book-worms.
Just a few minutes before the beginning of the examination, the Superintendent of the examination arrives. The peon opens the doors of the examination hall at a specified time. Now the candidates are premitted to enter in. All of them are in a great hurry. They take their seats. Some of them feel uneasy. They go out to ease themselves. They keep their study material and notes outside the hall. All hearts beat hard. A few pronounce the name of God.
In the meantime, the bell rings. There is perfect silence everywhere. All look serious. Now the scene is set for the examination to begin. The question papers are distributed & all set for examination.
Vocabulary
Encourage—give confidence
Candidates—the students who take an examination
