APTIS Describing and Comparing Pictures 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word best fills the gap: 'The first picture shows a peaceful countryside, ___ the second depicts a busy urban area.'
- similarly
- likewise
- whereas (Correct answer)
- also
Correct answer: whereas
'Whereas' is the correct contrast connector to link two opposing descriptions in a single sentence.
Question 2: A picture shows a construction site with workers in hard hats. What is the most accurate occupational inference?
- The workers are doctors on their lunch break.
- The workers are likely construction workers or engineers on a building site. (Correct answer)
- The workers are students in a gym.
- The workers are chefs preparing food.
Correct answer: The workers are likely construction workers or engineers on a building site.
Hard hats and a construction site are strong indicators that the people are construction workers or engineers.
Question 3: When the APTIS examiner asks you to 'compare' two images, what should you do?
- Describe only one image in detail and ignore the second.
- Identify and explain both similarities and differences between the two images. (Correct answer)
- List every single object visible in each picture.
- Translate the images into another language.
Correct answer: Identify and explain both similarities and differences between the two images.
Comparing means addressing both what is similar and what is different between the two images.
Question 4: Two photos are presented: one shows a formal business meeting, the other shows friends laughing at a café. What vocabulary category best describes the main difference?
- Weather vocabulary
- Register — formal vs. informal setting (Correct answer)
- Animal vocabulary
- Mathematical terms
Correct answer: Register — formal vs. informal setting
The key difference is the register or formality level — one is a professional context and the other is a casual social one.
Question 5: A picture shows a man in a suit looking at his watch impatiently. Which emotion is he most likely displaying?
- Relaxation
- Impatience or stress (Correct answer)
- Amusement
- Confusion about fashion
Correct answer: Impatience or stress
Looking at a watch with a tense posture typically indicates impatience or time pressure.
Question 6: Which description correctly uses passive voice to describe an action in a photo?
- The tree is climbing the children.
- The children are being photographed by their teacher. (Correct answer)
- The camera photographed nobody.
- Photographs took the students.
Correct answer: The children are being photographed by their teacher.
The passive construction 'are being photographed' correctly describes an action being performed on the subject.
Question 7: A picture shows two people shaking hands in front of a signed document. What situation does this most likely depict?
- An argument that has just ended badly
- A business deal or agreement being finalized (Correct answer)
- Two strangers meeting randomly on the street
- A medical examination
Correct answer: A business deal or agreement being finalized
A handshake in front of a signed document is a classic visual cue for a business deal or formal agreement.
APTIS Describing and Comparing Pictures 4
Which word best fills the gap: 'The first picture shows a peaceful countryside, ___ the second depicts a busy urban area.'