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Picture Composition Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 15: Picture composition · Set 180 · 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 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 mother is rolling chapatis. (b) Children are holding sparklers. (c) A colourful rangoli decorates the door. (d) Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  2. 2.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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) Tall shelves are full of books. (b) The librarian is stamping a book. (c) A girl is reading at a table. (d) A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  3. 3.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 train is pulling into the station. (b) The gardener is holding a watering can. (c) Ducks are swimming in the water. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  4. 4.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) Rain is falling on the road. (b) A boatman is rowing his boat. (c) Green fields stretch far away. (d) A pressure cooker is on the stove.
  5. 5.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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) A sign on the wall says “Silence”. (b) A man is selling roasted corn. (c) A full moon is shining in the sky. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  6. 6.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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) A man is selling roasted corn. (b) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (c) A tired rickshaw puller is resting. (d) Rain is falling on the road.
  7. 7.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 mother is rolling chapatis. (b) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (c) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (d) A girl is carrying a school bag.
  8. 8.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) There is a well beside the field. (b) Green fields stretch far away. (c) The teacher is writing on the board. (d) Two bullocks are pulling the plough.
  9. 9.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 porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (b) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (c) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (d) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) Her friends are clapping and singing. (d) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
  11. 11.Imagine this picture:
    A birthday party: a big cake with eight candles, balloons tied to the chairs, a girl in a party hat and friends clapping.

    Which sentence describes this picture?
    (a) Patients are waiting on chairs. (b) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (c) A boy is building a sandcastle. (d) A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
  12. 12.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) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (b) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (c) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket. (d) Children are pointing at the animals.
  13. 13.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 girl is carrying a school bag. (b) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (c) The sun is setting over the sea. (d) The big clock shows seven o'clock.
  14. 14.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 full moon is shining in the sky. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) There is a well beside the field. (d) Students are sitting at their desks.
  15. 15.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) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (b) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (c) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (d) Fresh soil is piled in a corner.
  16. 16.Imagine this picture:
    A bus stop: people standing in a queue, a blue bus arriving, an old man with a walking stick and a girl with a school bag.

    Which sentence describes this picture?
    (a) A dog is running after a ball. (b) A girl is carrying a school bag. (c) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (d) Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  17. 17.Imagine this picture:
    A birthday party: a big cake with eight candles, balloons tied to the chairs, a girl in a party hat and friends clapping.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) A girl is wearing a party hat. (b) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (c) Seagulls are flying over the water. (d) A big cake has eight candles on it.
  18. 18.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) Women are washing clothes by the river. (b) A tired rickshaw puller is resting. (c) An empty bench stands under a tree. (d) A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  19. 19.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) The teacher is writing on the board. (c) A globe is kept on the table. (d) A big cake has eight candles on it.
  20. 20.Imagine this picture:
    A birthday party: a big cake with eight candles, balloons tied to the chairs, a girl in a party hat and friends clapping.

    Which sentence describes this picture?
    (a) Two children are swinging happily. (b) The sun is setting over the sea. (c) Patients are waiting on chairs. (d) A girl is wearing a party hat.
  21. 21.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 describes this picture?
    (a) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (b) A frog is sitting on a leaf. (c) A dog is running after a ball. (d) Hens are pecking near the hut.
  22. 22.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 describes this picture?
    (a) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket. (b) A farmer is ploughing the field. (c) A coach is blowing a whistle. (d) A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
  23. 23.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 describes this picture?
    (a) Her friends are clapping and singing. (b) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (c) There is a well beside the field. (d) The librarian is stamping a book.
  24. 24.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 cow is standing in the middle of the road. (b) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (c) A train is pulling into the station. (d) A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
  25. 25.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 full moon is shining in the sky. (b) A woman is buying bananas. (c) A girl is reading at a table. (d) The gardener is holding a watering can.
  26. 26.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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) The family is sharing sweets. (b) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (c) A man is selling roasted corn. (d) A tired rickshaw puller is resting.
  27. 27.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) A nurse is holding a thermometer. (b) Ducks are swimming in the water. (c) Patients are waiting on chairs. (d) The doctor is checking a boy.
  28. 28.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) The gardener is holding a watering can. (d) The librarian is stamping a book.
  29. 29.Imagine this picture:
    A bus stop: people standing in a queue, a blue bus arriving, an old man with a walking stick and a girl with a school bag.

    Which sentence does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) People are standing in a queue. (b) The family is sharing sweets. (c) An old man is holding a walking stick. (d) A blue bus is arriving.
  30. 30.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) A frog is sitting on a leaf. (c) Rain is falling on the road. (d) A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
  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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) Parents are cheering from the stands. (b) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (c) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (d) A mother is rolling chapatis.
  32. 32.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 colourful rangoli decorates the door. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) A nurse is holding a thermometer. (d) Women are washing clothes by the river.
  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) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (b) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (c) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (d) A train is pulling into the station.
  34. 34.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) A farmer is ploughing the field. (b) There is a well beside the field. (c) Hens are pecking near the hut. (d) A girl is wearing a party hat.
  35. 35.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) Children are floating paper boats. (b) A girl is wearing a party hat. (c) A mother is rolling chapatis. (d) A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
  36. 36.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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) A full moon is shining in the sky. (b) A tired rickshaw puller is resting. (c) Patients are waiting on chairs. (d) A man is selling roasted corn.
  37. 37.Imagine this picture:
    A park on a sunny morning: two children on the swings, a man jogging on the path, a dog chasing a ball, an empty bench under a tree and a girl flying a kite.

    Which sentence describes this picture?
    (a) An empty bench stands under a tree. (b) A boy is building a sandcastle. (c) Children are planting saplings. (d) Children are floating paper boats.
  38. 38.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) Parents are cheering from the stands. (b) The teacher is writing on the board. (c) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (d) A full moon is shining in the sky.
  39. 39.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) Children are planting saplings. (b) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (c) The sun is setting over the sea. (d) A small crab is walking on the sand.
  40. 40.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) A frog is sitting on a leaf. (b) People are walking with umbrellas. (c) Children are floating paper boats. (d) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.

Answer key

  1. A mother is rolling chapatis.
  2. A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  3. A train is pulling into the station.
  4. A boatman is rowing his boat.
  5. A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
  6. Rain is falling on the road.
  7. A girl is carrying a school bag.
  8. The teacher is writing on the board.
  9. A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase.
  10. Her friends are clapping and singing.
  11. Balloons are tied to the chairs.
  12. Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  13. The sun is setting over the sea.
  14. Students are sitting at their desks.
  15. Fresh soil is piled in a corner.
  16. A girl is carrying a school bag.
  17. Seagulls are flying over the water.
  18. Women are washing clothes by the river.
  19. A big cake has eight candles on it.
  20. A girl is wearing a party hat.
  21. Hens are pecking near the hut.
  22. A farmer is ploughing the field.
  23. There is a well beside the field.
  24. A cow is standing in the middle of the road.
  25. A full moon is shining in the sky.
  26. The family is sharing sweets.
  27. Ducks are swimming in the water.
  28. The librarian is stamping a book.
  29. The family is sharing sweets.
  30. A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
  31. Parents are cheering from the stands.
  32. A mother is rolling chapatis.
  33. Colourful charts hang on the wall.
  34. A girl is wearing a party hat.
  35. Children are floating paper boats.
  36. Patients are waiting on chairs.
  37. An empty bench stands under a tree.
  38. The teacher is writing on the board.
  39. Children are planting saplings.
  40. A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.

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