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Picture Composition Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 15: Picture composition · Set 776 · 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 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 girl is flying a kite. (b) A boy is building a sandcastle. (c) Runners are racing on the track. (d) The gardener is holding a watering can.
  2. 2.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 man is selling roasted corn. (c) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (d) A tired rickshaw puller is resting.
  3. 3.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) The teacher is writing on the board. (b) An old man is holding a walking stick. (c) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (d) The librarian is stamping a book.
  4. 4.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) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (c) Children are holding sparklers. (d) A tall giraffe is eating leaves.
  5. 5.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) Her friends are clapping and singing. (b) Seagulls are flying over the water. (c) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (d) Fresh soil is piled in a corner.
  6. 6.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 poster about clean hands is on the wall. (b) People are walking with umbrellas. (c) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (d) A blue bus is arriving.
  7. 7.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) People are walking with umbrellas. (b) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (c) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (d) Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  8. 8.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) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (b) Children are floating paper boats. (c) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (d) The family is sharing sweets.
  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 describes this picture?
    (a) The doctor is checking a boy. (b) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (c) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (d) A tall giraffe is eating leaves.
  10. 10.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 boy is fishing with a long rod. (b) A blue bus is arriving. (c) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (d) Dark clouds cover the sky.
  11. 11.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) The family is sharing sweets. (b) A poster about clean hands is on the wall. (c) A farmer is ploughing the field. (d) A boy is building a sandcastle.
  12. 12.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 globe is kept on the table. (b) People are standing in a queue. (c) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (d) Two children are swinging happily.
  13. 13.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 dog is running after a ball. (b) There is a well beside the field. (c) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (d) Parents are cheering from the stands.
  14. 14.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) Runners are racing on the track. (b) Children are pointing at the animals. (c) The librarian is stamping a book. (d) A frog is sitting on a leaf.
  15. 15.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) An empty bench stands under a tree. (b) Two children are swinging happily. (c) A dog is running after a ball. (d) A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
  16. 16.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) Tall shelves are full of books. (b) A girl is wearing a party hat. (c) A blue bus is arriving. (d) Passengers are carrying suitcases.
  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) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (b) A dog is running after a ball. (c) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (d) A coach is blowing a whistle.
  18. 18.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 tired rickshaw puller is resting. (b) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (c) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (d) A mother is rolling chapatis.
  19. 19.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) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (c) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (d) A woman is buying bananas.
  20. 20.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) A frog is sitting on a leaf. (c) An old man is holding a walking stick. (d) Children are floating paper boats.
  21. 21.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) Seagulls are flying over the water. (b) Women are washing clothes by the river. (c) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  22. 22.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 colourful rangoli decorates the door. (b) Seagulls are flying over the water. (c) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (d) A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  23. 23.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 girl is wearing a party hat. (c) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (d) A mother is rolling chapatis.
  24. 24.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) Patients are waiting on chairs. (b) A girl is reading at a table. (c) Dark clouds cover the sky. (d) An empty bench stands under a tree.
  25. 25.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 boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (b) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (c) A small crab is walking on the sand. (d) Children are pointing at the animals.
  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 describes this picture?
    (a) Children are planting saplings. (b) A girl is flying a kite. (c) A tired rickshaw puller is resting. (d) A tall giraffe is eating leaves.
  27. 27.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 boy is fishing with a long rod. (b) A woman is buying bananas. (c) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (d) A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
  28. 28.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 girl is reading at a table. (b) An empty bench stands under a tree. (c) Students are sitting at their desks. (d) An old man is holding a walking stick.
  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) A butterfly is sitting on a flower. (b) Green fields stretch far away. (c) A train is pulling into the station. (d) A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  30. 30.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 boatman is rowing his boat. (b) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (c) The teacher is writing on the board. (d) Tall shelves are full of books.
  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 basket is full of fresh vegetables. (b) The librarian is stamping a book. (c) Tall shelves are full of books. (d) A girl is reading at a table.
  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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) A mother is rolling chapatis. (b) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (c) The doctor is checking a boy. (d) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
  33. 33.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) Fruit is piled high on the stalls. (b) Children are holding sparklers. (c) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (d) A boy is building a sandcastle.
  34. 34.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) Parents are cheering from the stands. (b) The doctor is checking a boy. (c) Women are washing clothes by the river. (d) Hens are pecking near the hut.
  35. 35.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) Children are holding sparklers. (c) A mother is rolling chapatis. (d) A colourful rangoli decorates the door.
  36. 36.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) An old man is holding a walking stick. (b) Tall shelves are full of books. (c) A girl is reading at a table. (d) The librarian is stamping a book.
  37. 37.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 boy is fishing with a long rod. (b) A boatman is rowing his boat. (c) Runners are racing on the track. (d) Women are washing clothes by the river.
  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 tiger is resting behind the fence. (b) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (c) Children are pointing at the animals. (d) A tall giraffe is eating leaves.
  39. 39.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) Hens are pecking near the hut. (c) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (d) A farmer is ploughing the field.
  40. 40.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 big cake has eight candles on it. (b) A girl is carrying a school bag. (c) A girl is reading at a table. (d) A globe is kept on the table.

Answer key

  1. The gardener is holding a watering can.
  2. Passengers are carrying suitcases.
  3. The librarian is stamping a book.
  4. Children are holding sparklers.
  5. The big clock shows seven o'clock.
  6. A blue bus is arriving.
  7. A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase.
  8. Children are floating paper boats.
  9. A tall giraffe is eating leaves.
  10. A boy is fishing with a long rod.
  11. A boy is building a sandcastle.
  12. People are standing in a queue.
  13. A dog is running after a ball.
  14. A frog is sitting on a leaf.
  15. A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
  16. Passengers are carrying suitcases.
  17. Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  18. A cow is standing in the middle of the road.
  19. A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
  20. An old man is holding a walking stick.
  21. Women are washing clothes by the river.
  22. A colourful rangoli decorates the door.
  23. A girl is wearing a party hat.
  24. Patients are waiting on chairs.
  25. Children are pointing at the animals.
  26. A tired rickshaw puller is resting.
  27. Two bullocks are pulling the plough.
  28. An old man is holding a walking stick.
  29. A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  30. Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore.
  31. A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
  32. The doctor is checking a boy.
  33. Children are holding sparklers.
  34. The doctor is checking a boy.
  35. A mother is rolling chapatis.
  36. An old man is holding a walking stick.
  37. Runners are racing on the track.
  38. Fresh soil is piled in a corner.
  39. Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  40. A girl is carrying a school bag.

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