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Picture Composition Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 15: Picture composition · Set 796 · 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 describes this picture?     (a) A mother is rolling chapatis. (b) A frog is sitting on a leaf. (c) People are standing in a queue. (d) A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
  2. 2.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) Her friends are clapping and singing. (b) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (c) Children are pointing at the animals. (d) A tall giraffe is eating leaves.
  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 does NOT fit this picture?     (a) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (b) Tall shelves are full of books. (c) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (d) Passengers are carrying suitcases.
  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 describes this picture?     (a) A farmer is ploughing the field. (b) The teacher is writing on the board. (c) Her friends are clapping and singing. (d) Two children are swinging happily.
  5. 5.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 building a sandcastle. (b) A frog is sitting on a leaf. (c) A globe is kept on the table. (d) Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  6. 6.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 tall giraffe is eating leaves. (b) A colourful rangoli decorates the door. (c) Children are holding sparklers. (d) The family is sharing sweets.
  7. 7.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) An empty bench stands under a tree. (b) Tall shelves are full of books. (c) An old man is holding a walking stick. (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 does NOT fit this picture?     (a) Students are sitting at their desks. (b) A globe is kept on the table. (c) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (d) The teacher is writing on the board.
  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 does NOT fit this picture?     (a) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (b) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (c) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (d) A train is pulling into the station.
  10. 10.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) The teacher is writing on the board. (c) The sun is setting over the sea. (d) Students are sitting at their desks.
  11. 11.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 tired rickshaw puller is resting. (b) Children are planting saplings. (c) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (d) A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
  12. 12.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) Patients are waiting on chairs. (b) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (c) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (d) A woman is buying bananas.
  13. 13.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) A big cake has eight candles on it. (c) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (d) A globe is kept on the table.
  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) Tall shelves are full of books. (b) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (c) A train is pulling into the station. (d) Children are planting saplings.
  15. 15.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) The teacher is writing on the board. (b) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (c) Children are holding sparklers. (d) A globe is kept on the table.
  16. 16.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) Children are pointing at the animals. (c) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (d) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  17. 17.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 woman is buying bananas. (b) A nurse is holding a thermometer. (c) People are walking with umbrellas. (d) A boatman is rowing his boat.
  18. 18.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) People are standing in a queue. (b) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (c) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (d) A woman is buying bananas.
  19. 19.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) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (c) A man is selling roasted corn. (d) A train is pulling into the station.
  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) A woman is buying bananas. (b) A boy is crossing the finish line. (c) A big cake has eight candles on it. (d) A girl is reading at a table.
  21. 21.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) A nurse is holding a thermometer. (c) Children are floating paper boats. (d) People are walking with umbrellas.
  22. 22.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 boy is crossing the finish line. (b) A tired rickshaw puller is resting. (c) A man is selling roasted corn. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  23. 23.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 boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (b) The family is sharing sweets. (c) A boatman is rowing his boat. (d) People are walking with umbrellas.
  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) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (b) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (c) A nurse is holding a thermometer. (d) Passengers are carrying suitcases.
  25. 25.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) Women are washing clothes by the river. (b) Tall shelves are full of books. (c) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (d) Fruit is piled high on the stalls.
  26. 26.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) The family is sharing sweets. (b) Children are planting saplings. (c) Women are washing clothes by the river. (d) Runners are racing on the track.
  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 poster about clean hands is on the wall. (b) A frog is sitting on a leaf. (c) The doctor is checking a boy. (d) Patients are waiting on chairs.
  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) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (b) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (c) An empty bench stands under a tree. (d) Balloons are tied to the chairs.
  29. 29.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 librarian is stamping a book. (b) Dark clouds cover the sky. (c) Students are sitting at their desks. (d) A mother is rolling chapatis.
  30. 30.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 pressure cooker is on the stove. (d) Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  31. 31.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 carrying a school bag. (b) A farmer is ploughing the field. (c) Hens are pecking near the hut. (d) Two bullocks are pulling the plough.
  32. 32.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 nurse is holding a thermometer. (b) A man is jogging along the path. (c) A woman is buying bananas. (d) Students are sitting at their desks.
  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 describes this picture?     (a) Runners are racing on the track. (b) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (c) Children are holding sparklers. (d) Two children are swinging happily.
  34. 34.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 zookeeper is carrying a bucket. (b) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (c) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (d) People are walking with umbrellas.
  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) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (d) Passengers are carrying suitcases.
  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 describes this picture?     (a) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (b) A girl is carrying a school bag. (c) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (d) People are walking with umbrellas.
  37. 37.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) The sun is setting over the sea. (b) A man is selling roasted corn. (c) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (d) People are walking with umbrellas.
  38. 38.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) The doctor is checking a boy. (b) A nurse is holding a thermometer. (c) Fruit is piled high on the stalls. (d) A poster about clean hands is on the wall.
  39. 39.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 does NOT fit this picture?     (a) A coach is blowing a whistle. (b) A boy is crossing the finish line. (c) Runners are racing on the track. (d) A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
  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 poster about clean hands is on the wall. (b) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (c) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (d) A woman is buying bananas.

Answer key

  1. A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
  2. Her friends are clapping and singing.
  3. Tall shelves are full of books.
  4. The teacher is writing on the board.
  5. A globe is kept on the table.
  6. A tall giraffe is eating leaves.
  7. An old man is holding a walking stick.
  8. Passengers are carrying suitcases.
  9. A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
  10. The sun is setting over the sea.
  11. A pressure cooker is on the stove.
  12. A woman is buying bananas.
  13. A man is selling roasted corn.
  14. A train is pulling into the station.
  15. Children are holding sparklers.
  16. Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore.
  17. A boatman is rowing his boat.
  18. A tall giraffe is eating leaves.
  19. A train is pulling into the station.
  20. A big cake has eight candles on it.
  21. A nurse is holding a thermometer.
  22. A boy is crossing the finish line.
  23. A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls.
  24. A nurse is holding a thermometer.
  25. Fruit is piled high on the stalls.
  26. Women are washing clothes by the river.
  27. A frog is sitting on a leaf.
  28. Colourful charts hang on the wall.
  29. The librarian is stamping a book.
  30. Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  31. A girl is carrying a school bag.
  32. Students are sitting at their desks.
  33. A cow is standing in the middle of the road.
  34. A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  35. Passengers are carrying suitcases.
  36. Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  37. People are walking with umbrellas.
  38. Fruit is piled high on the stalls.
  39. A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
  40. A poster about clean hands is on the wall.

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