Read a Picture Key
Use only the supplied symbol key to translate a card into its recorded category.
About 12 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil; answers may also be spoken or typed.
- All cases, labels, numbers and rules are supplied on this page. No real account, private information or purchase is needed.
Learn the idea
A picture key tells what a symbol means. Without a key, the same drawing could mean different things. In this lesson one sun means sunny and one cloud means cloudy; these are classroom labels, not a weather forecast. Read the key before reading a record. A key can include written words or spoken labels.
Use only the supplied symbol key to translate a card into its recorded category. Do not guess a symbol meaning from its color when the key gives a different meaning.
Use this supplied case: Key: sun=Sunny, cloud=Cloudy, drops=Rainy, snowflake=Snowy. Read a cloud card. Use the details in this example. An adult may read the words aloud. Point, draw or say your answer.
- Follow the worked example one step at a time. Say or draw what happens.
- Use only the supplied symbol key to translate a card into its recorded category.
- Say which detail makes the example answer fit. Pick another answer and say why it does not fit.
- Try the question and practice questions. Read the rule again if your answer does not match the explanation.
See the method in action
Key: sun=Sunny, cloud=Cloudy, drops=Rainy, snowflake=Snowy. Read a cloud card. The supported answer is Cloudy. Use only the supplied symbol key to translate a card into its recorded category. Do not guess a symbol meaning from its color when the key gives a different meaning. A picture key tells what a symbol means.
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Helpful tips
- Use only the supplied symbol key to translate a card into its recorded category.
- Do not guess a symbol meaning from its color when the key gives a different meaning.
See the answer and explanation
Sunny
The supplied case states: Using the same key, read a sun card. Under the stated distinction, this identifies Sunny. A picture key tells what a symbol means. Without a key, the same drawing could mean different things. In this lesson one sun means sunny and one cloud means cloudy; these are classroom labels, not a weather forecast. Read the key before reading a record. A key can include written words or spoken labels. Use only the supplied symbol key to translate a card into its recorded category.
Take it further
New key: triangle=Blocks, circle=Reading, square=Drawing. Decode circle, triangle, square as Reading, Blocks, Drawing in that order.
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More practice: try new cases
Choose an answer for each problem. Explain your method on paper, then use the feedback to decide what to revisit.
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