Follow, Mark, and Learn: Picture-Based Instructions for Grade 1 

This Grade 1 worksheet helps young learners understand and follow simple instructions using clear pictures and action words. By combining visual cues with commands like circle, tick, underline, cross, colour, box, shade, and mark, students develop listening comprehension, attention to detail, and task-following skills in an engaging, age-appropriate way. 

Why Learning Picture-Based Instructions Matters in Grammar? 

1. It helps children understand and follow written instructions independently. 
2. It strengthens listening, reading, and comprehension skills together. 
3. It builds attention to detail and accuracy while completing tasks. 
4. It supports classroom readiness by practising common instruction words. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Read and Choose the Correct Answer 
Students read simple instructions like *Circle the cat*, *Tick the apple*, and *Underline the sun*, then choose and mark the correct picture. This builds instruction comprehension and visual recognition. 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Follow Two-Step Picture Instructions 
Learners read instructions such as *Colour the car and box the banana* or *Draw a line under the frog and put a dot on the key*, and complete both actions correctly. This develops focus and the ability to follow multiple steps. 

📋 Exercise 3 – Multi-Action Picture Tasks 
Children follow varied instructions like *Shade the lion and mark the ring* or *Put a star on the moon and a box around the bread*, strengthening accuracy and sequencing. 

📝 Exercise 4 – Advanced Picture-Based Instructions 
Students complete instructions involving shading, boxing, colouring, and marking across different pictures (e.g., *Shade the van and put a star on the bed*), reinforcing confidence with classroom-style directions. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Read and Choose 
1. Circle – Cat 
2. Tick – Apple 
3. Underline – Sun 
4. Cross – Car 
5. Circle – Fish 
6. Tick – Book 
7. Underline – Tree 
8. Cross – Cup 
9. Circle – Ball 
10. Tick – Hat 

Exercise 2 – Two-Step Instructions 
1. Car coloured; banana boxed 
2. Line under frog; dot on key 
3. Lion shaded; ring marked 
4. Star on moon; bread boxed 
5. Paint-kit coloured; line under sock 

Exercise 3 – Continued Instructions 
6. Bird boxed; star on nail 
7. Dot on goat; bear shaded 
8. Line under leaf; pig coloured 
9. Cup boxed; kite coloured 
10. Van shaded; star on bed 

Exercise 4 – Writing / Completion 
All picture actions completed as instructed. 

Help your child become confident in understanding and following instructions with visual, hands-on practice that mirrors real classroom learning. 
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