In this 16-page no-prep pack, we target Blank’s Level 4 language comprehension tasks.

Specifically, we ask students to look at a picture and draw inferences that explain why a certain proposition is true. This requires students to generate mental models of each scenario, to then reflect on their existing knowledge of the world, and to then explain why the statement given to them is true. This can be used as an oral language task, or as a written task.

Some of the exercises require students to look for clues, e.g. facial expressions, and to demonstrate a theory of mind, to answer the questions correctly. To make the exercise more challenging, ask the student to explain why the statement is true (requiring the student to generate a logical explanation) and/or to explain what happened immediately before or after the picture.