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Picture Composition Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 15: Picture composition · Set 984 · 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 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 tea seller is carrying a kettle. (b) A girl is wearing a party hat. (c) A blue bus is arriving. (d) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl.
  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) Students are sitting at their desks. (b) A tired rickshaw puller is resting. (c) A man is selling roasted corn. (d) A full moon is shining in the sky.
  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 carrying a school bag. (b) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (c) Her friends are clapping and singing. (d) A girl is wearing a party hat.
  4. 4.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 train is pulling into the station. (b) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (c) A cat is drinking milk from a bowl. (d) Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  5. 5.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 blue bus is arriving. (b) Children are holding sparklers. (c) Two bullocks are pulling the plough. (d) A small crab is walking on the sand.
  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 blue bus is arriving. (b) A girl is wearing a party hat. (c) A globe is kept on the table. (d) A nurse is holding a thermometer.
  7. 7.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) Rain is falling on the road. (c) A blue bus is arriving. (d) Children are floating paper boats.
  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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) The teacher is writing on the board. (b) Rain is falling on the road. (c) Dark clouds cover the sky. (d) Children are floating paper boats.
  9. 9.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 man is jogging along the path. (b) Students are sitting at their desks. (c) Women are washing clothes by the river. (d) A butterfly is sitting on a flower.
  10. 10.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) Children are pointing at the animals. (c) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (d) A girl is flying a kite.
  11. 11.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 tall giraffe is eating leaves. (b) A dog is running after a ball. (c) Runners are racing on the track. (d) A pressure cooker is on the stove.
  12. 12.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) Ducks are swimming in the water. (b) Children are planting saplings. (c) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (d) Her friends are clapping and singing.
  13. 13.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) There is a well beside the field. (b) Hens are pecking near the hut. (c) A farmer is ploughing the field. (d) A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
  14. 14.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) Runners are racing on the track. (b) A girl is reading at a table. (c) The librarian is stamping a book. (d) Tall shelves are full of books.
  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 farmer is ploughing the field. (c) The family is sharing sweets. (d) A colourful rangoli decorates the door.
  16. 16.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 man is jogging along the path. (b) Two children are swinging happily. (c) An empty bench stands under a tree. (d) A train is pulling into the station.
  17. 17.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 blue bus is arriving. (b) People are standing in a queue. (c) A girl is carrying a school bag. (d) An empty bench stands under a tree.
  18. 18.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) A man is jogging along the path. (c) A big cake has eight candles on it. (d) Her friends are clapping and singing.
  19. 19.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) Her friends are clapping and singing. (c) A big cake has eight candles on it. (d) Patients are waiting on chairs.
  20. 20.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) Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore. (c) The big clock shows seven o'clock. (d) A train is pulling into the station.
  21. 21.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) Children are planting saplings. (b) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (c) A mother is rolling chapatis. (d) A train is pulling into the station.
  22. 22.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 floating paper boats. (b) A mother is rolling chapatis. (c) Children are pointing at the animals. (d) The doctor is checking a boy.
  23. 23.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) Students are sitting at their desks. (c) The family is sharing sweets. (d) A globe is kept on the table.
  24. 24.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) Green fields stretch far away. (b) A big cake has eight candles on it. (c) Two children are swinging happily. (d) A butterfly is sitting on a flower.
  25. 25.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) Balloons are tied to the chairs. (c) A big cake has eight candles on it. (d) A boatman is rowing his boat.
  26. 26.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) Fruit is piled high on the stalls. (b) A tall giraffe is eating leaves. (c) A tiger is resting behind the fence. (d) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.
  27. 27.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) Children are holding sparklers. (c) The family is sharing sweets. (d) A woman is buying bananas.
  28. 28.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 big clock shows seven o'clock. (b) Fresh soil is piled in a corner. (c) A man is selling roasted corn. (d) A woman is buying bananas.
  29. 29.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) The sun is setting over the sea. (b) There is a well beside the field. (c) A blue bus is arriving. (d) A butterfly is sitting on a flower.
  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 does NOT fit this picture?
    (a) A globe is kept on the table. (b) Colourful charts hang on the wall. (c) The teacher is writing on the board. (d) A dog is running after a ball.
  31. 31.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) Dark clouds cover the sky. (c) A mother is rolling chapatis. (d) A pressure cooker is on the stove.
  32. 32.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) Children are holding sparklers. (b) A colourful rangoli decorates the door. (c) Rows of oil lamps are glowing. (d) The big clock shows seven o'clock.
  33. 33.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) Runners are racing on the track. (b) A coach is blowing a whistle. (c) Parents are cheering from the stands. (d) Her friends are clapping and singing.
  34. 34.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) The teacher is writing on the board. (d) Her friends are clapping and singing.
  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 describes this picture?
    (a) Children are pointing at the animals. (b) A man is jogging along the path. (c) The family is sharing sweets. (d) Rain is falling on the road.
  36. 36.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 doctor is checking a boy. (b) Ducks are swimming in the water. (c) Children are floating paper boats. (d) A tired rickshaw puller is resting.
  37. 37.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 tea seller is carrying a kettle. (b) A train is pulling into the station. (c) A woman is buying bananas. (d) The big clock shows seven o'clock.
  38. 38.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 mother is rolling chapatis. (b) A farmer is ploughing the field. (c) Children are planting saplings. (d) A porter is lifting a heavy suitcase.
  39. 39.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) Two children are swinging happily. (b) Fruit is piled high on the stalls. (c) An old man is holding a walking stick. (d) Children are planting saplings.
  40. 40.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 poster about clean hands is on the wall. (b) Rain is falling on the road. (c) A globe is kept on the table. (d) A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.

Answer key

  1. A girl is wearing a party hat.
  2. Students are sitting at their desks.
  3. A girl is carrying a school bag.
  4. Rows of oil lamps are glowing.
  5. Children are holding sparklers.
  6. A blue bus is arriving.
  7. A blue bus is arriving.
  8. The teacher is writing on the board.
  9. Women are washing clothes by the river.
  10. A girl is flying a kite.
  11. A tall giraffe is eating leaves.
  12. Her friends are clapping and singing.
  13. A tea seller is carrying a kettle.
  14. Runners are racing on the track.
  15. A farmer is ploughing the field.
  16. A train is pulling into the station.
  17. An empty bench stands under a tree.
  18. A man is jogging along the path.
  19. Patients are waiting on chairs.
  20. Gentle waves are rolling onto the shore.
  21. Children are planting saplings.
  22. The doctor is checking a boy.
  23. The family is sharing sweets.
  24. A big cake has eight candles on it.
  25. A boatman is rowing his boat.
  26. Fruit is piled high on the stalls.
  27. A woman is buying bananas.
  28. A man is selling roasted corn.
  29. A butterfly is sitting on a flower.
  30. A dog is running after a ball.
  31. Dark clouds cover the sky.
  32. The big clock shows seven o'clock.
  33. Her friends are clapping and singing.
  34. Her friends are clapping and singing.
  35. The family is sharing sweets.
  36. Ducks are swimming in the water.
  37. A woman is buying bananas.
  38. A mother is rolling chapatis.
  39. An old man is holding a walking stick.
  40. A zookeeper is carrying a bucket.

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