Question

See the pictures and mark the correct answer. What is the boy doing in picture 18 when the phone rang?

• A. He was seeing a photo.
• B. He was sleeping.
• C. He was reading.
• D. He was going to sleep.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

He was sleeping.

We see four parts in this picture. Here, we have to look at the picture and find out what they were doing when the phone rang. The phone rings in all the four parts of the picture. In the first part labelled 15, a boy is taking a bath. In the second part labelled 16, two boys are playing chess. In the third part labelled 17, a boy is wearing socks. In the fourth part labelled 18, a boy is sleeping. Since the question is in the past tense, the answer should be in the same tense as well. We must look at the options and select the best answer.

Option A - No one in the picture can be spotted seeing a photo. Hence, option A is incorrect.

Option C - No one in the picture can be seen reading. Hence, option C is incorrect.

Option C - 'He was going to sleep' is incorrect because the boy in the picture is already asleep. So, we can say that he was sleeping when the phone rang. Hence, option C is incorrect.

Option B - Yes, the boy was sleeping when the phone rang, as it can be seen in the third part of the picture, labelled 17. Also, the answer is in past continuous tense. Hence, option B is correct.