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Picture Composition Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 15: Picture composition · Set 503 · 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 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) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (b) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (c) Children are planting saplings. (d) A train is pulling into the station.
  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 describes this picture?
    (a) A sign on the wall says “Silence”. (b) Dark clouds cover the sky. (c) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (d) Parents are cheering from the stands.
  3. 3.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) Patients are waiting on chairs. (b) The gardener is holding a watering can. (c) A boy is building a sandcastle. (d) Runners are racing on the track.
  4. 4.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) A mother is rolling chapatis. (b) A colourful rangoli decorates the door. (c) There is a well beside the field. (d) Balloons are tied to the chairs.
  5. 5.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 tea seller is carrying a kettle. (b) A girl is flying a kite. (c) An old man is holding a walking stick. (d) The librarian is stamping a book.
  6. 6.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) Women are washing clothes by the river. (b) A blue bus is arriving. (c) A girl is reading at a table. (d) A train is pulling into the station.
  7. 7.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 basket is full of fresh vegetables. (b) Women are washing clothes by the river. (c) The family is sharing sweets. (d) A cow is standing in the middle of the road.
  8. 8.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) Children are pointing at the animals. (b) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (c) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket. (d) Children are planting saplings.
  9. 9.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 porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (b) Patients are waiting on chairs. (c) A dog is running after a ball. (d) A big cake has eight candles on it.
  10. 10.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) Women are washing clothes by the river. (b) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (c) A mother is rolling chapatis. (d) People are walking with umbrellas.
  11. 11.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) Children are holding sparklers. (b) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (c) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (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) Ducks are swimming in the water. (b) A boy is crossing the finish line. (c) A boy is fishing with a long rod. (d) A boatman is rowing his boat.
  13. 13.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 cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (c) A poster about clean hands is on the wall. (d) A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
  14. 14.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 frog is sitting on a leaf. (b) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (c) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (d) A girl is flying a kite.
  15. 15.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) Women are washing clothes by the river. (b) A girl is reading at a table. (c) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (d) An empty bench stands under a tree.
  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 full moon is shining in the sky. (b) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (c) A tired rickshaw puller is resting. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  17. 17.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) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket. (c) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (d) The teacher is writing on the board.
  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) Patients are waiting on chairs. (b) A boy is fishing with a long rod. (c) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (d) The teacher is writing on the board.
  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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) Ducks are swimming in the water. (b) A boatman is rowing his boat. (c) A boy is fishing with a long rod. (d) A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
  20. 20.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 globe is kept on the table. (b) A man is jogging along the path. (c) Runners are racing on the track. (d) A nurse is holding a thermometer.
  21. 21.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) The gardener is holding a watering can. (c) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (d) A butterfly is sitting on a flower.
  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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (b) A train is pulling into the station. (c) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (d) A girl is flying a kite.
  23. 23.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 boatman is rowing his boat. (c) A girl is carrying a school bag. (d) The gardener is holding a watering can.
  24. 24.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) The family is sharing sweets. (b) A man is selling roasted corn. (c) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (d) A colourful rangoli decorates the door.
  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 poster about clean hands is on the wall. (b) A tired rickshaw puller is resting. (c) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (d) A big cake has eight candles on it.
  26. 26.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) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (b) Students are sitting at their desks. (c) A blue bus is arriving. (d) A globe is kept on the table.
  27. 27.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 girl is carrying a school bag. (b) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (c) A man is selling roasted corn. (d) A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
  28. 28.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 train is pulling into the station. (b) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (c) A woman is buying bananas. (d) A small crab is walking on the sand.
  29. 29.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) Children are pointing at the animals. (b) A man is jogging along the path. (c) A girl is reading at a table. (d) Two bullocks are pulling the plough.
  30. 30.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) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (b) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (c) The doctor is checking a boy. (d) Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  31. 31.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) A sign on the wall says “Silence”. (b) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (c) Tall shelves are full of books. (d) The librarian is stamping a book.
  32. 32.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) A farmer is ploughing the field. (c) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (d) A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  33. 33.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 big cake has eight candles on it. (b) A frog is sitting on a leaf. (c) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (d) An old man is holding a walking stick.
  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) There is a well beside the field. (b) Hens are pecking near the hut. (c) A farmer is ploughing the field. (d) A woman is buying bananas.
  35. 35.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) Children are pointing at the animals. (b) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (c) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (d) A mother is rolling chapatis.
  36. 36.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 blue bus is arriving. (b) Tall shelves are full of books. (c) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (d) The gardener is holding a watering can.
  37. 37.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) The librarian is stamping a book. (b) Children are pointing at the animals. (c) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (d) The doctor is checking a boy.
  38. 38.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) Green fields stretch far away. (d) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  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) Children are pointing at the animals. (b) A boy is fishing with a long rod. (c) Women are washing clothes by the river. (d) Ducks are swimming in the water.
  40. 40.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) An empty bench stands under a tree. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (d) A pressure cooker is on the stove.

Answer key

  1. Children are planting saplings.
  2. A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
  3. A boy is building a sandcastle.
  4. Balloons are tied to the chairs.
  5. A girl is flying a kite.
  6. A train is pulling into the station.
  7. A cow is standing in the middle of the road.
  8. Children are planting saplings.
  9. A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase.
  10. Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  11. Children are holding sparklers.
  12. A boy is crossing the finish line.
  13. A poster about clean hands is on the wall.
  14. A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
  15. A girl is reading at a table.
  16. A tall giraffe is eating leaves.
  17. A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  18. The teacher is writing on the board.
  19. A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
  20. A man is jogging along the path.
  21. Two bullocks are pulling the plough.
  22. A girl is flying a kite.
  23. The family is sharing sweets.
  24. A man is selling roasted corn.
  25. A tired rickshaw puller is resting.
  26. A blue bus is arriving.
  27. A man is selling roasted corn.
  28. A small crab is walking on the sand.
  29. Children are pointing at the animals.
  30. The big clock shows seven o'clock.
  31. Colourful charts hang on the wall.
  32. A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  33. A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
  34. A woman is buying bananas.
  35. Children are pointing at the animals.
  36. Colourful charts hang on the wall.
  37. The doctor is checking a boy.
  38. A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  39. Children are pointing at the animals.
  40. An empty bench stands under a tree.

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