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Picture Composition Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 15: Picture composition · Set 80 · 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 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 boy is fishing with a long rod. (c) An empty bench stands under a tree. (d) Green fields stretch far away.
  2. 2.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 pressure cooker is on the stove. (b) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (c) The sun is setting over the sea. (d) Students are sitting at their desks.
  3. 3.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) Hens are pecking near the hut. (c) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (d) Her friends are clapping and singing.
  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 full moon is shining in the sky. (b) Tall shelves are full of books. (c) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (d) A girl is wearing a party hat.
  5. 5.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) The gardener is holding a watering can. (b) An old man is holding a walking stick. (c) A blue bus is arriving. (d) A girl is carrying a school bag.
  6. 6.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 tall giraffe is eating leaves. (b) Children are pointing at the animals. (c) A boy is crossing the finish line. (d) A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  7. 7.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) Fruit is piled high on the stalls. (d) The teacher is writing on the board.
  8. 8.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) Children are planting saplings. (c) Seagulls are flying over the water. (d) A boy is building a sandcastle.
  9. 9.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) Her friends are clapping and singing. (b) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (c) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (d) A girl is wearing a party hat.
  10. 10.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) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (c) Children are holding sparklers. (d) Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  11. 11.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) Women are washing clothes by the river. (c) Students are sitting at their desks. (d) The teacher is writing on the board.
  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 describes this picture?
    (a) Students are sitting at their desks. (b) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (c) A mother is rolling chapatis. (d) The family is sharing sweets.
  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) An empty bench stands under a tree. (b) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (c) People are walking with umbrellas. (d) Students are sitting at their desks.
  14. 14.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 pressure cooker is on the stove. (b) A coach is blowing a whistle. (c) People are standing in a queue. (d) Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  15. 15.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 tea seller is carrying a kettle. (b) People are standing in a queue. (c) A girl is carrying a school bag. (d) An old man is holding a walking stick.
  16. 16.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 full moon is shining in the sky. (d) A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
  17. 17.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 tea seller is carrying a kettle. (b) A frog is sitting on a leaf. (c) A mother is rolling chapatis. (d) A boy is fishing with a long rod.
  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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (b) The teacher is writing on the board. (c) Students are sitting at their desks. (d) A coach is blowing a whistle.
  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) A man is selling roasted corn. (c) The teacher is writing on the board. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  20. 20.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) A man is selling roasted corn. (c) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (d) A girl is reading at a table.
  21. 21.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 blue bus is arriving. (b) A farmer is ploughing the field. (c) A nurse is holding a thermometer. (d) The sun is setting over the sea.
  22. 22.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 small crab is walking on the sand. (b) A woman is buying bananas. (c) A cow is standing in the middle of the road. (d) Fruit is piled high on the stalls.
  23. 23.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) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (d) A girl is reading at a table.
  24. 24.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) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (c) A big cake has eight candles on it. (d) Green fields stretch far away.
  25. 25.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 pressure cooker is on the stove. (b) Fruit is piled high on the stalls. (c) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (d) Children are planting saplings.
  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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) A nurse is holding a thermometer. (b) The family is sharing sweets. (c) A colourful rangoli decorates the door. (d) Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  27. 27.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 cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (b) The teacher is writing on the board. (c) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (d) A globe is kept on the table.
  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 woman is buying bananas. (b) A girl is wearing a party hat. (c) A big cake has eight candles on it. (d) Her friends are clapping and singing.
  29. 29.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 boy is crossing the finish line. (b) A globe is kept on the table. (c) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (d) The teacher is writing on the board.
  30. 30.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 boy is crossing the finish line. (b) Parents are cheering from the stands. (c) Runners are racing on the track. (d) A globe is kept on the table.
  31. 31.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) Women are washing clothes by the river. (d) A tall giraffe is eating leaves.
  32. 32.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) A man is selling roasted corn. (b) The gardener is holding a watering can. (c) Dark clouds cover the sky. (d) A tall giraffe is eating leaves.
  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) An old man is holding a walking stick. (b) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (c) A girl is flying a kite. (d) A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
  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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (b) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (c) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (d) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  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 describes this picture?
    (a) A girl is wearing a party hat. (b) A girl is reading at a table. (c) A basket is full of fresh vegetables. (d) A globe is kept on the table.
  36. 36.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) Ducks are swimming in the water. (c) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (d) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) The doctor is checking a boy. (b) There is a well beside the field. (c) A poster about clean hands is on the wall. (d) Patients are waiting on chairs.
  38. 38.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) The family is sharing sweets. (b) A big cake has eight candles on it. (c) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (d) Children are planting saplings.
  39. 39.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) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (b) A boy is fishing with a long rod. (c) A train is pulling into the station. (d) The family is sharing sweets.
  40. 40.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) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (b) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (c) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (d) The big clock shows seven o'clock.

Answer key

  1. A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
  2. A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase.
  3. Hens are pecking near the hut.
  4. A girl is wearing a party hat.
  5. The gardener is holding a watering can.
  6. A boy is crossing the finish line.
  7. Fruit is piled high on the stalls.
  8. Children are planting saplings.
  9. Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  10. Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore.
  11. Women are washing clothes by the river.
  12. Students are sitting at their desks.
  13. An empty bench stands under a tree.
  14. A pressure cooker is on the stove.
  15. A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
  16. A full moon is shining in the sky.
  17. A mother is rolling chapatis.
  18. A coach is blowing a whistle.
  19. The teacher is writing on the board.
  20. A girl is reading at a table.
  21. A nurse is holding a thermometer.
  22. A small crab is walking on the sand.
  23. A girl is reading at a table.
  24. A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
  25. A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
  26. A nurse is holding a thermometer.
  27. A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
  28. A woman is buying bananas.
  29. A boy is crossing the finish line.
  30. A globe is kept on the table.
  31. A tall giraffe is eating leaves.
  32. Dark clouds cover the sky.
  33. An old man is holding a walking stick.
  34. A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
  35. A basket is full of fresh vegetables.
  36. Ducks are swimming in the water.
  37. There is a well beside the field.
  38. A big cake has eight candles on it.
  39. A train is pulling into the station.
  40. Balloons are tied to the chairs.

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