Picture Comprehension

English (Mridang) — picture-based pages ask children to describe "what is happening" before reading full sentences.

• How to answer simple questions about who, what, and where from a short scene description.
• To read one or two sentences carefully and pick out the exact detail asked.
• That the answer is always found in the words given, not guessed.

Verbal: Read the sentence(s) carefully, then find the exact word that answers the question.

Symbolic: Question word (Who? What? Where? How many?) → matching detail in the sentence.

Level 1 — Who and What questions

'Ravi is flying a kite.' → Who: Ravi. What: flying a kite.

Level 1 — Where questions

'The cat is sleeping on the mat.' → Where: on the mat.

Level 2 — How many questions

'Two birds sat on the branch.' → How many: two.

Level 2 — Reading before answering

Always read the full sentence first — the answer may come after several other words.

Priya is eating an apple. What is Priya eating?

Step 1 — Read the sentence carefully.
Step 2 — Find the question word: What.
Step 3 — Match it to the detail: an apple.
Answer: an apple

• 'The dog is playing with a ball.' What is the dog playing with?
• 'Three children are in the garden.' How many children are there?
• 'The girl is drawing a house.' What is the girl drawing?

Stretch: Draw a simple picture and write one sentence describing it, then ask a friend "who/what/where."

Revision tip: Look at any picture in your book and say one who, one what, and one where sentence about it.

Open the Practice tab for graded questions on Picture Comprehension.