Picture-Cued Tasks

- Controlled tasks
- Often use reading and writing connection to stimulate written
responses.
- Variety of Picture-Cued Tasks includes;
a)

Short sentences

b)

Picture description

c)

Picture sequence description

Short sentences

The drawing shows simple action.

Requires the test-taker to write brief sentence.

Picture description

The complex drawing is shown.

Test-takers usually have to utilize the knowledge of
prepositions to describe the picture.
The criterion is considered met as long as the
prepositions are used appropriately.

Picture sequence description

A sequence of pictures. (3-6 pictures)

The pictures sequence depicting a storyline.
The pictures must be simple and unambiguous.
Time sequence can be the good cues to test-takers

Strategic Options

Assessment of the common genres