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Picture Composition Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 15: Picture composition · Set 352 · 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 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 man is selling roasted corn. (b) Students are sitting at their desks. (c) Two children are swinging happily. (d) A girl is carrying a school bag.
  2. 2.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) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket. (b) A globe is kept on the table. (c) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (d) A girl is flying a kite.
  3. 3.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 globe is kept on the table. (b) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (c) A sign on the wall says “Silence”. (d) A blue bus is arriving.
  4. 4.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) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (b) The teacher is writing on the board. (c) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (d) Students are sitting at their desks.
  5. 5.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) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) Two children are swinging happily. (d) Fresh soil is piled in a corner.
  6. 6.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) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (b) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (c) A mother is rolling chapatis. (d) Ducks are swimming in the water.
  7. 7.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) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (b) A dog is running after a ball. (c) People are walking with umbrellas. (d) A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  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 describes this picture?
    (a) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (b) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (c) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (d) A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
  9. 9.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) Seagulls are flying over the water. (b) Two children are swinging happily. (c) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (d) The gardener is holding a watering can.
  10. 10.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 describes this picture?
    (a) A man is jogging along the path. (b) The teacher is writing on the board. (c) People are standing in a queue. (d) Patients are waiting on chairs.
  11. 11.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) A girl is carrying a school bag. (b) A blue bus is arriving. (c) Tall shelves are full of books. (d) An old man is holding a walking stick.
  12. 12.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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (b) A boy is fishing with a long rod. (c) A boatman is rowing his boat. (d) Women are washing clothes by the river.
  13. 13.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) Dark clouds cover the sky. (b) Children are floating paper boats. (c) People are walking with umbrellas. (d) A mother is rolling chapatis.
  14. 14.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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) Women are washing clothes by the river. (b) A boatman is rowing his boat. (c) A boy is fishing with a long rod. (d) Dark clouds cover the sky.
  15. 15.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 cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (b) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (c) An empty bench stands under a tree. (d) A frog is sitting on a leaf.
  16. 16.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) A tired rickshaw puller is resting. (c) Runners are racing on the track. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  17. 17.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) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (b) Children are pointing at the animals. (c) The teacher is writing on the board. (d) A girl is reading at a table.
  18. 18.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) People are standing in a queue. (b) Seagulls are flying over the water. (c) A tired rickshaw puller is resting. (d) Hens are pecking near the hut.
  19. 19.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) Her friends are clapping and singing. (b) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (c) A blue bus is arriving. (d) A man is jogging along the path.
  20. 20.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) A girl is reading at a table. (c) A big cake has eight candles on it. (d) The librarian is stamping a book.
  21. 21.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 woman is buying bananas. (b) A colourful rangoli decorates the door. (c) A globe is kept on the table. (d) A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  22. 22.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) The gardener is holding a watering can. (b) Fruit is piled high on the stalls. (c) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (d) A girl is flying a kite.
  23. 23.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) A colourful rangoli decorates the door. (b) Women are washing clothes by the river. (c) A boy is crossing the finish line. (d) The teacher is writing on the board.
  24. 24.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) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (b) Her friends are clapping and singing. (c) A girl is wearing a party hat. (d) A big cake has eight candles on it.
  25. 25.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 pressure cooker is on the stove. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (d) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
  26. 26.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) The family is sharing sweets. (b) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (c) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (d) A man is jogging along the path.
  27. 27.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) A small crab is walking on the sand. (b) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (c) Seagulls are flying over the water. (d) People are walking with umbrellas.
  28. 28.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) A big cake has eight candles on it. (c) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (d) Children are holding sparklers.
  29. 29.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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) Students are sitting at their desks. (b) A dog is running after a ball. (c) Two children are swinging happily. (d) An empty bench stands under a tree.
  30. 30.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) People are standing in a queue. (b) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (c) A colourful rangoli decorates the door. (d) The gardener is holding a watering can.
  31. 31.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 describes this picture?
    (a) Runners are racing on the track. (b) There is a well beside the field. (c) A blue bus is arriving. (d) Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  32. 32.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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) A boatman is rowing his boat. (b) A boy is fishing with a long rod. (c) Women are washing clothes by the river. (d) An old man is holding a walking stick.
  33. 33.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 woman is buying bananas. (b) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (c) An old man is holding a walking stick. (d) Fruit is piled high on the stalls.
  34. 34.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) An empty bench stands under a tree. (b) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket. (c) The doctor is checking a boy. (d) A frog is sitting on a leaf.
  35. 35.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 tall giraffe is eating leaves. (b) A girl is reading at a table. (c) A poster about clean hands is on the wall. (d) A farmer is ploughing the field.
  36. 36.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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) Two children are swinging happily. (b) A girl is flying a kite. (c) Children are pointing at the animals. (d) A man is jogging along the path.
  37. 37.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) A girl is reading at a table. (c) A sign on the wall says “Silence”. (d) The sun is setting over the sea.
  38. 38.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 zookeeper is carrying a bucket. (b) Children are pointing at the animals. (c) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (d) Children are planting saplings.
  39. 39.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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) Women are washing clothes by the river. (b) A boatman is rowing his boat. (c) Ducks are swimming in the water. (d) Children are planting saplings.
  40. 40.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) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (b) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (c) The sun is setting over the sea. (d) A small crab is walking on the sand.

Answer key

  1. A man is selling roasted corn.
  2. A girl is flying a kite.
  3. A cow is standing in the middle of the road.
  4. A cow is standing in the middle of the road.
  5. Fresh soil is piled in a corner.
  6. Two bullocks are pulling the plough.
  7. A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  8. Colourful charts hang on the wall.
  9. A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
  10. Patients are waiting on chairs.
  11. Tall shelves are full of books.
  12. Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  13. A mother is rolling chapatis.
  14. Dark clouds cover the sky.
  15. A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
  16. Runners are racing on the track.
  17. Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  18. Hens are pecking near the hut.
  19. A blue bus is arriving.
  20. A big cake has eight candles on it.
  21. A globe is kept on the table.
  22. The big clock shows seven o'clock.
  23. Women are washing clothes by the river.
  24. Fresh soil is piled in a corner.
  25. Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore.
  26. The family is sharing sweets.
  27. People are walking with umbrellas.
  28. Children are holding sparklers.
  29. Students are sitting at their desks.
  30. A colourful rangoli decorates the door.
  31. Runners are racing on the track.
  32. An old man is holding a walking stick.
  33. An old man is holding a walking stick.
  34. A frog is sitting on a leaf.
  35. A farmer is ploughing the field.
  36. Children are pointing at the animals.
  37. The sun is setting over the sea.
  38. Children are planting saplings.
  39. Children are planting saplings.
  40. Passengers are carrying suitcases.

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