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Picture Composition Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 15: Picture composition · Set 102 · 40 questions
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Writing tip (Look, then write): Look at the whole picture first: where is it — a park, a market, a station? Then describe each part: who is there and what they are doing (A woman is buying bananas.). Do not add things that are not in the picture.

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  1. 1.Imagine this picture:
    A farm: a farmer ploughing with two bullocks, hens pecking near a hut, a well beside the field and green fields far away.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (b) A tired rickshaw puller is resting. (c) Green fields stretch far away. (d) Hens are pecking near the hut.
  2. 2.Imagine this picture:
    A doctor's clinic: a doctor checking a boy, a nurse with a thermometer, patients waiting on chairs and a poster about clean hands.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) Patients are waiting on chairs. (b) Children are holding sparklers. (c) A nurse is holding a thermometer. (d) A poster about clean hands is on the wall.
  3. 3.Imagine this picture:
    A sports ground: runners racing on the track, a boy crossing the finish line, a coach blowing a whistle and parents cheering.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (b) A coach is blowing a whistle. (c) Parents are cheering from the stands. (d) A boy is crossing the finish line.
  4. 4.Imagine this picture:
    A fruit market: stalls piled with fruit, a woman buying bananas, a cow standing in the road and a boy riding a bicycle.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (b) A man is selling roasted corn. (c) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (d) A butterfly is sitting on a flower.
  5. 5.Imagine this picture:
    A festival evening: rows of oil lamps, a rangoli at the door, children holding sparklers and a family sharing sweets.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) An old man is holding a walking stick. (b) Children are holding sparklers. (c) Tall shelves are full of books. (d) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  6. 6.Imagine this picture:
    A rainy day: dark clouds, people walking with umbrellas, children floating paper boats and a frog sitting on a leaf.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) People are walking with umbrellas. (b) An old man is holding a walking stick. (c) Children are planting saplings. (d) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore.
  7. 7.Imagine this picture:
    A school garden: children planting saplings, a gardener holding a watering can, a butterfly on a flower and a heap of fresh soil.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) Children are planting saplings. (b) A butterfly is sitting on a flower. (c) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (d) A poster about clean hands is on the wall.
  8. 8.Imagine this picture:
    A classroom: a teacher writing on the board, students sitting at their desks, a globe on the table and charts on the wall.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) Students are sitting at their desks. (b) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (c) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (d) A globe is kept on the table.
  9. 9.Imagine this picture:
    A library: tall shelves of books, a girl reading at a table, a librarian stamping a book and a “Silence” sign on the wall.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) A girl is wearing a party hat. (b) A girl is reading at a table. (c) Two children are swinging happily. (d) The gardener is holding a watering can.
  10. 10.Imagine this picture:
    A kitchen: a mother rolling chapatis, a pressure cooker on the stove, a cat drinking milk and a basket of vegetables.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (b) A dog is running after a ball. (c) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (d) A boy is crossing the finish line.
  11. 11.Imagine this picture:
    A library: tall shelves of books, a girl reading at a table, a librarian stamping a book and a “Silence” sign on the wall.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) Dark clouds cover the sky. (b) A colourful rangoli decorates the door. (c) The librarian is stamping a book. (d) Students are sitting at their desks.
  12. 12.Imagine this picture:
    A rainy day: dark clouds, people walking with umbrellas, children floating paper boats and a frog sitting on a leaf.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) Children are floating paper boats. (b) Dark clouds cover the sky. (c) People are walking with umbrellas. (d) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase.
  13. 13.Imagine this picture:
    A railway platform: a train arriving, a tea seller with a kettle, passengers with suitcases, a big clock showing seven o'clock and a porter lifting a suitcase.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) An empty bench stands under a tree. (b) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (c) The doctor is checking a boy. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  14. 14.Imagine this picture:
    A beach at sunset: gentle waves, a boy building a sandcastle, seagulls over the water and a small crab on the sand.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) A dog is running after a ball. (b) Children are pointing at the animals. (c) A boy is crossing the finish line. (d) A boy is building a sandcastle.
  15. 15.Imagine this picture:
    A school garden: children planting saplings, a gardener holding a watering can, a butterfly on a flower and a heap of fresh soil.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) An empty bench stands under a tree. (b) The family is sharing sweets. (c) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (d) The sun is setting over the sea.
  16. 16.Imagine this picture:
    A festival evening: rows of oil lamps, a rangoli at the door, children holding sparklers and a family sharing sweets.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) A colourful rangoli decorates the door. (b) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (c) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (d) The family is sharing sweets.
  17. 17.Imagine this picture:
    A zoo: a tiger resting behind a fence, a giraffe eating leaves, children pointing at the animals and a zookeeper with a bucket.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) Dark clouds cover the sky. (b) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (c) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (d) Children are pointing at the animals.
  18. 18.Imagine this picture:
    A classroom: a teacher writing on the board, students sitting at their desks, a globe on the table and charts on the wall.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) The librarian is stamping a book. (b) A globe is kept on the table. (c) A colourful rangoli decorates the door. (d) Patients are waiting on chairs.
  19. 19.Imagine this picture:
    A river bank: women washing clothes, a boatman rowing a boat, ducks swimming and a boy fishing with a long rod.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) The family is sharing sweets. (b) Children are planting saplings. (c) People are standing in a queue. (d) A boy is fishing with a long rod.
  20. 20.Imagine this picture:
    A kitchen: a mother rolling chapatis, a pressure cooker on the stove, a cat drinking milk and a basket of vegetables.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (b) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (c) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (d) A girl is carrying a school bag.
  21. 21.Imagine this picture:
    A railway platform: a train arriving, a tea seller with a kettle, passengers with suitcases, a big clock showing seven o'clock and a porter lifting a suitcase.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (b) A globe is kept on the table. (c) A dog is running after a ball. (d) A train is pulling into the station.
  22. 22.Imagine this picture:
    A classroom: a teacher writing on the board, students sitting at their desks, a globe on the table and charts on the wall.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket. (b) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (c) Students are sitting at their desks. (d) A girl is reading at a table.
  23. 23.Imagine this picture:
    A railway platform: a train arriving, a tea seller with a kettle, passengers with suitcases, a big clock showing seven o'clock and a porter lifting a suitcase.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) A woman is buying bananas. (b) A train is pulling into the station. (c) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (d) The big clock shows seven o'clock.
  24. 24.Imagine this picture:
    A fruit market: stalls piled with fruit, a woman buying bananas, a cow standing in the road and a boy riding a bicycle.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (b) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (c) Fruit is piled high on the stalls. (d) The doctor is checking a boy.
  25. 25.Imagine this picture:
    A classroom: a teacher writing on the board, students sitting at their desks, a globe on the table and charts on the wall.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (b) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (c) A coach is blowing a whistle. (d) Colourful charts hang on the wall.
  26. 26.Imagine this picture:
    A rainy day: dark clouds, people walking with umbrellas, children floating paper boats and a frog sitting on a leaf.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) Rain is falling on the road. (b) Children are floating paper boats. (c) A frog is sitting on a leaf. (d) People are standing in a queue.
  27. 27.Imagine this picture:
    A library: tall shelves of books, a girl reading at a table, a librarian stamping a book and a “Silence” sign on the wall.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) Tall shelves are full of books. (b) Fruit is piled high on the stalls. (c) People are standing in a queue. (d) A mother is rolling chapatis.
  28. 28.Imagine this picture:
    A zoo: a tiger resting behind a fence, a giraffe eating leaves, children pointing at the animals and a zookeeper with a bucket.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) Fruit is piled high on the stalls. (b) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (c) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (d) Fresh soil is piled in a corner.
  29. 29.Imagine this picture:
    A beach at sunset: gentle waves, a boy building a sandcastle, seagulls over the water and a small crab on the sand.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) Seagulls are flying over the water. (b) A boy is building a sandcastle. (c) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (d) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore.
  30. 30.Imagine this picture:
    A farm: a farmer ploughing with two bullocks, hens pecking near a hut, a well beside the field and green fields far away.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) Hens are pecking near the hut. (b) There is a well beside the field. (c) Green fields stretch far away. (d) A mother is rolling chapatis.
  31. 31.Imagine this picture:
    A kitchen: a mother rolling chapatis, a pressure cooker on the stove, a cat drinking milk and a basket of vegetables.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) Ducks are swimming in the water. (b) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (c) A colourful rangoli decorates the door. (d) The gardener is holding a watering can.
  32. 32.Imagine this picture:
    A street at night: shops with bright lights, a full moon, a man selling roasted corn from a cart and a rickshaw puller resting.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (b) A butterfly is sitting on a flower. (c) Children are floating paper boats. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  33. 33.Imagine this picture:
    A railway platform: a train arriving, a tea seller with a kettle, passengers with suitcases, a big clock showing seven o'clock and a porter lifting a suitcase.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (b) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (c) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (d) A dog is running after a ball.
  34. 34.Imagine this picture:
    A kitchen: a mother rolling chapatis, a pressure cooker on the stove, a cat drinking milk and a basket of vegetables.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) A girl is flying a kite. (d) A pressure cooker is on the stove.
  35. 35.Imagine this picture:
    A zoo: a tiger resting behind a fence, a giraffe eating leaves, children pointing at the animals and a zookeeper with a bucket.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (b) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (c) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket. (d) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
  36. 36.Imagine this picture:
    A farm: a farmer ploughing with two bullocks, hens pecking near a hut, a well beside the field and green fields far away.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (b) A man is selling roasted corn. (c) Hens are pecking near the hut. (d) A farmer is ploughing the field.
  37. 37.Imagine this picture:
    A farm: a farmer ploughing with two bullocks, hens pecking near a hut, a well beside the field and green fields far away.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?     (a) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (b) A farmer is ploughing the field. (c) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (d) Hens are pecking near the hut.
  38. 38.Imagine this picture:
    A kitchen: a mother rolling chapatis, a pressure cooker on the stove, a cat drinking milk and a basket of vegetables.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (d) Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  39. 39.Imagine this picture:
    A street at night: shops with bright lights, a full moon, a man selling roasted corn from a cart and a rickshaw puller resting.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) A small crab is walking on the sand. (b) A full moon is shining in the sky. (c) A mother is rolling chapatis. (d) Ducks are swimming in the water.
  40. 40.Imagine this picture:
    A festival evening: rows of oil lamps, a rangoli at the door, children holding sparklers and a family sharing sweets.

    Which sentence describes this picture?     (a) A globe is kept on the table. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) A blue bus is arriving. (d) Rows of oil lamps are glowing.

Answer key

  1. A tired rickshaw puller is resting.
  2. Children are holding sparklers.
  3. A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
  4. A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls.
  5. Children are holding sparklers.
  6. People are walking with umbrellas.
  7. A poster about clean hands is on the wall.
  8. A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
  9. A girl is reading at a table.
  10. A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
  11. The librarian is stamping a book.
  12. A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase.
  13. Passengers are carrying suitcases.
  14. A boy is building a sandcastle.
  15. Fresh soil is piled in a corner.
  16. Colourful charts hang on the wall.
  17. Dark clouds cover the sky.
  18. A globe is kept on the table.
  19. A boy is fishing with a long rod.
  20. A girl is carrying a school bag.
  21. A train is pulling into the station.
  22. Students are sitting at their desks.
  23. A woman is buying bananas.
  24. The doctor is checking a boy.
  25. Colourful charts hang on the wall.
  26. People are standing in a queue.
  27. Tall shelves are full of books.
  28. A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  29. Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  30. A mother is rolling chapatis.
  31. A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
  32. Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  33. A dog is running after a ball.
  34. A girl is flying a kite.
  35. A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
  36. A man is selling roasted corn.
  37. A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls.
  38. A mother is rolling chapatis.
  39. A full moon is shining in the sky.
  40. Rows of oil lamps are glowing.

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