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Picture Composition Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 15: Picture composition · Set 955 · 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 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 full moon is shining in the sky. (b) The librarian is stamping a book. (c) The family is sharing sweets. (d) Two bullocks are pulling the plough.
  2. 2.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 basket is full of fresh vegetables. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) A girl is flying a kite. (d) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
  3. 3.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 dog is running after a ball. (b) The doctor is checking a boy. (c) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (d) Children are holding sparklers.
  4. 4.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) The teacher is writing on the board. (c) A tired rickshaw puller is resting. (d) A blue bus is arriving.
  5. 5.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 dog is running after a ball. (c) Her friends are clapping and singing. (d) A small crab is walking on the sand.
  6. 6.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 boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (b) Fruit is piled high on the stalls. (c) A woman is buying bananas. (d) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  7. 7.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 coach is blowing a whistle. (b) A butterfly is sitting on a flower. (c) Tall shelves are full of books. (d) A mother is rolling chapatis.
  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 boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (b) Fruit is piled high on the stalls. (c) A woman is buying bananas. (d) Runners are racing on the track.
  9. 9.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) People are standing in a queue. (b) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (c) An old man is holding a walking stick. (d) A blue bus is arriving.
  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) The sun is setting over the sea. (b) A big cake has eight candles on it. (c) The teacher is writing on the board. (d) A boatman is rowing his boat.
  11. 11.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) Her friends are clapping and singing. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) Children are planting saplings. (d) Patients are waiting on chairs.
  12. 12.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) Passengers are carrying suitcases. (b) The doctor is checking a boy. (c) A nurse is holding a thermometer. (d) A poster about clean hands is on the wall.
  13. 13.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 dog is running after a ball. (b) A train is pulling into the station. (c) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase. (d) The big clock shows seven o'clock.
  14. 14.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 reading at a table. (b) The gardener is holding a watering can. (c) A globe is kept on the table. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  15. 15.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) The doctor is checking a boy. (c) A nurse is holding a thermometer. (d) A farmer is ploughing the field.
  16. 16.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) The teacher is writing on the board. (c) A globe is kept on the table. (d) People are standing in a queue.
  17. 17.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) A boy is building a sandcastle. (c) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (d) A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
  18. 18.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) The librarian is stamping a book. (b) A big cake has eight candles on it. (c) A full moon is shining in the sky. (d) A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
  19. 19.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) The gardener is holding a watering can. (c) A globe is kept on the table. (d) Passengers are carrying suitcases.
  20. 20.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) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (c) An empty bench stands under a tree. (d) A farmer is ploughing the field.
  21. 21.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) A dog is running after a ball. (b) A man is jogging along the path. (c) A girl is flying a kite. (d) Women are washing clothes by the river.
  22. 22.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) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (b) Dark clouds cover the sky. (c) A pressure cooker is on the stove. (d) Children are planting saplings.
  23. 23.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) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (c) Children are pointing at the animals. (d) A tall giraffe is eating leaves.
  24. 24.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 tired rickshaw puller is resting. (c) Shops are lit up with bright lights. (d) Her friends are clapping and singing.
  25. 25.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) Rain is falling on the road. (b) Hens are pecking near the hut. (c) There is a well beside the field. (d) Green fields stretch far away.
  26. 26.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) Rain is falling on the road. (c) Children are floating paper boats. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  27. 27.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 big cake has eight candles on it. (b) Children are floating paper boats. (c) Dark clouds cover the sky. (d) Rain is falling on the road.
  28. 28.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) Tall shelves are full of books. (b) A boy is fishing with a long rod. (c) Women are washing clothes by the river. (d) Ducks are swimming in the water.
  29. 29.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 tiger is resting behind the fence. (b) A girl is wearing a party hat. (c) Her friends are clapping and singing. (d) Balloons are tied to the chairs.
  30. 30.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) Green fields stretch far away. (c) Women are washing clothes by the river. (d) Colourful charts hang on the wall.
  31. 31.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) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (c) A boy is fishing with a long rod. (d) Children are floating paper boats.
  32. 32.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 girl is reading at a table. (b) People are walking with umbrellas. (c) Her friends are clapping and singing. (d) Students are sitting at their desks.
  33. 33.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 doctor is checking a boy. (b) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (c) Her friends are clapping and singing. (d) Children are holding sparklers.
  34. 34.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) Ducks are swimming in the water. (b) A boy is crossing the finish line. (c) The sun is setting over the sea. (d) People are standing in a queue.
  35. 35.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.
  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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) The teacher is writing on the board. (b) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (c) A woman is buying bananas. (d) A globe is kept on the table.
  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) Patients are waiting on chairs. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) A tea seller is carrying a kettle. (d) An old man is holding a walking stick.
  38. 38.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) Students are sitting at their desks. (b) A boatman is rowing his boat. (c) Women are washing clothes by the river. (d) A boy is fishing with a long rod.
  39. 39.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) Dark clouds cover the sky. (b) A dog is running after a ball. (c) A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls. (d) Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  40. 40.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 boy is building a sandcastle. (b) The sun is setting over the sea. (c) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (d) Seagulls are flying over the water.

Answer key

  1. Two bullocks are pulling the plough.
  2. A girl is flying a kite.
  3. The doctor is checking a boy.
  4. A blue bus is arriving.
  5. Children are pointing at the animals.
  6. A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  7. Tall shelves are full of books.
  8. Runners are racing on the track.
  9. A pressure cooker is on the stove.
  10. A boatman is rowing his boat.
  11. Her friends are clapping and singing.
  12. Passengers are carrying suitcases.
  13. A dog is running after a ball.
  14. Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  15. A farmer is ploughing the field.
  16. People are standing in a queue.
  17. A sign on the wall says “Silence”.
  18. A full moon is shining in the sky.
  19. The gardener is holding a watering can.
  20. An empty bench stands under a tree.
  21. Women are washing clothes by the river.
  22. Dark clouds cover the sky.
  23. Balloons are tied to the chairs.
  24. Her friends are clapping and singing.
  25. Rain is falling on the road.
  26. Shops are lit up with bright lights.
  27. A big cake has eight candles on it.
  28. Tall shelves are full of books.
  29. A tiger is resting behind the fence.
  30. Colourful charts hang on the wall.
  31. A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  32. A girl is reading at a table.
  33. The big clock shows seven o'clock.
  34. The sun is setting over the sea.
  35. A girl is reading at a table.
  36. A woman is buying bananas.
  37. Patients are waiting on chairs.
  38. Students are sitting at their desks.
  39. A boy is riding a bicycle past the stalls.
  40. Two bullocks are pulling the plough.

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