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Picture Composition Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 15: Picture composition · Set 548 · 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 cow is standing in the middle of the road. (b) Tall shelves are full of books. (c) A man is selling roasted corn. (d) A small crab is walking on the sand.
  2. 2.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) A butterfly is sitting on a flower. (b) Children are planting saplings. (c) The gardener is holding a watering can. (d) The doctor is checking a boy.
  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) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (b) A woman is buying bananas. (c) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (d) The teacher is writing on the board.
  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) Children are floating paper boats. (b) Women are washing clothes by the river. (c) A train is pulling into the station. (d) A mother is rolling chapatis.
  5. 5.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) A girl is wearing a party hat. (b) People are walking with umbrellas. (c) A farmer is ploughing the field. (d) Runners are racing on the track.
  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) The family is sharing sweets. (b) The doctor is checking a boy. (c) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (d) A mother is rolling chapatis.
  7. 7.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) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (b) A full moon is shining in the sky. (c) Women are washing clothes by the river. (d) A tired rickshaw puller is resting.
  8. 8.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) Seagulls are flying over the water. (c) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (d) Fruit is piled high on the stalls.
  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) Women are washing clothes by the river. (b) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (c) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (d) A farmer is ploughing the field.
  10. 10.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 man is jogging along the path. (b) A boy is building a sandcastle. (c) Children are planting saplings. (d) A cow is standing in the middle of the road.
  11. 11.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 boatman is rowing his boat. (b) A butterfly is sitting on a flower. (c) Tall shelves are full of books. (d) An empty bench stands under a tree.
  12. 12.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 globe is kept on the table. (b) Students are sitting at their desks. (c) Women are washing clothes by the river. (d) Colourful charts hang on the wall.
  13. 13.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 globe is kept on the table. (b) A dog is running after a ball. (c) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket. (d) A girl is reading at a table.
  14. 14.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) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (c) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (d) Children are holding sparklers.
  15. 15.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) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) Children are holding sparklers. (d) A colourful rangoli decorates the door.
  16. 16.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 tiger is resting behind the fence. (b) A man is jogging along the path. (c) The teacher is writing on the board. (d) The doctor is checking a boy.
  17. 17.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) A man is jogging along the path. (b) A girl is reading at a table. (c) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (d) A colourful rangoli decorates the door.
  18. 18.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) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (b) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (c) Children are holding sparklers. (d) The family is sharing sweets.
  19. 19.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) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (b) The librarian is stamping a book. (c) Children are planting saplings. (d) A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  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) A girl is wearing a party hat. (b) A sign on the wall says “Silence”. (c) A girl is reading at a table. (d) Tall shelves are full of books.
  21. 21.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 wearing a party hat. (b) The family is sharing sweets. (c) A frog is sitting on a leaf. (d) The sun is setting over the sea.
  22. 22.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 zookeeper is carrying a bucket. (b) Seagulls are flying over the water. (c) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (d) The sun is setting over the sea.
  23. 23.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) Students are sitting at their desks. (b) Parents are cheering from the stands. (c) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (d) A blue bus is arriving.
  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 porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (b) A train is pulling into the station. (c) A blue bus is arriving. (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) People are walking with umbrellas. (b) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (c) The teacher is writing on the board. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  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) A tired rickshaw puller is resting. (b) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (c) A man is selling roasted corn. (d) Patients are waiting on chairs.
  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 poster about clean hands is on the wall. (b) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (c) A boatman is rowing his boat. (d) A full moon is shining in the sky.
  28. 28.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 boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (b) A big cake has eight candles on it. (c) A mother is rolling chapatis. (d) A globe is kept on the table.
  29. 29.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) Women are washing clothes by the river. (b) Green fields stretch far away. (c) A big cake has eight candles on it. (d) A boy is crossing the finish line.
  30. 30.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) Children are pointing at the animals. (b) Her friends are clapping and singing. (c) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (d) Patients are waiting on chairs.
  31. 31.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) A girl is reading at a table. (d) A boy is building a sandcastle.
  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) A girl is wearing a party hat. (b) Green fields stretch far away. (c) Hens are pecking near the hut. (d) A farmer is ploughing the field.
  33. 33.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 small crab is walking on the sand. (b) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (c) People are standing in a queue. (d) A coach is blowing a whistle.
  34. 34.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 zookeeper is carrying a bucket. (b) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (c) A woman is buying bananas. (d) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls.
  35. 35.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 big clock shows seven o'clock. (b) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (c) A girl is flying a kite. (d) Ducks are swimming in the water.
  36. 36.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) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (b) Patients are waiting on chairs. (c) A butterfly is sitting on a flower. (d) People are standing in a queue.
  37. 37.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 frog is sitting on a leaf. (b) A girl is reading at a table. (c) A blue bus is arriving. (d) An empty bench stands under a tree.
  38. 38.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 girl is reading at a table. (b) Tall shelves are full of books. (c) The librarian is stamping a book. (d) A pressure cooker is on the stove.
  39. 39.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 tiger is resting behind the fence. (b) The librarian is stamping a book. (c) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (d) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  40. 40.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 cow is standing in the middle of the road. (c) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (d) Fruit is piled high on the stalls.

Answer key

  1. A man is selling roasted corn.
  2. The doctor is checking a boy.
  3. A woman is buying bananas.
  4. Women are washing clothes by the river.
  5. Runners are racing on the track.
  6. The big clock shows seven o'clock.
  7. Women are washing clothes by the river.
  8. Seagulls are flying over the water.
  9. A pressure cooker is on the stove.
  10. A man is jogging along the path.
  11. An empty bench stands under a tree.
  12. Women are washing clothes by the river.
  13. A girl is reading at a table.
  14. A pressure cooker is on the stove.
  15. A mother is rolling chapatis.
  16. The doctor is checking a boy.
  17. Fresh soil is piled in a corner.
  18. Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore.
  19. A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  20. A girl is wearing a party hat.
  21. The sun is setting over the sea.
  22. A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  23. Parents are cheering from the stands.
  24. A blue bus is arriving.
  25. Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  26. Patients are waiting on chairs.
  27. A full moon is shining in the sky.
  28. A globe is kept on the table.
  29. Green fields stretch far away.
  30. Patients are waiting on chairs.
  31. A girl is reading at a table.
  32. A girl is wearing a party hat.
  33. People are standing in a queue.
  34. A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  35. Colourful charts hang on the wall.
  36. A butterfly is sitting on a flower.
  37. A blue bus is arriving.
  38. A pressure cooker is on the stove.
  39. The librarian is stamping a book.
  40. A pressure cooker is on the stove.

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