PSYPACT- Practicing Over State Lines May 2024.pptx
B.sc ii picture reading
1. Picture Reading
Subject : Reading & Comprehension
Course :B.Sc.
Semester : II
Prepared by :
Ms. Divya Thakor
2. Picture Reading
• The candidate are required to write a story or
describe to a picture shown to them.
• The story must contain the past action that led to
the situation shown in figure, what was going on at
present and what will happen in the future.
3. How to read?
• Action : write the name of the story
• Identify the characters in the square box. The first
character seen by the candidate is to be encircled in
the square box provided.
• Provide the details of all the characters seen in the
fig. Age, Mood (positive(+), negative(-), neutral(0)),
Sex(male, female, person)
• Write the approximate age, mood of the person in
the figure; if you can identify the sex of the person
write male (m) or female (f) else note it as person
(p).
4. • The story should always be positive.
• It should be realistic and which is why I would
suggest you that put yourself in that situation
before you look for a solution.
• Use names of your friends as it will be easy for you
to remember.
• Make your own original story relevant to the picture
and do not repeat any story that you have read
earlier.
6. Picture Reading - Hint
• This is the picture of a class room. Two students are
reporting to the class teacher. Perhaps they were
absent for last few days without any information.
The teacher is asking them the reason. Some thing
is written on the board. This means, recently a class
session is over and these students might have not
attended the class.
• There is a table having table-cloth on it and two
books, a duster and a bag seen on table-cloth.
• The teacher is seating on a chair wearing a
spectacle, the students are standing and listening
carefully what there teacher tells them.
7. Description of a picture includes …
• Narrate the surroundings
• Characters involved
• Furniture seen in the picture
• Actions / Activities by characters
• Colors of walls & things
• Expressions of different people
• Explanation of non-verbal things – Idea generation
• Theme of a story / picture
• Age profile of characters & their corresponding thinking
• Attire / clothing of characters
• Situation of picture
• Role of characters
