Flyers Reading & Writing Part 7 shows three pictures that tell a story. Your child writes that story in their own words — a sentence or two per picture is plenty. It is a single question, but it is the exam's only piece of free writing and carries real weight.
Your child looks at three pictures that tell a simple story from start to finish.
They work out what happens: who is in the pictures, what they do, and how it ends.
They write the story in their own words — a sentence or two for each picture is enough.
It is the only question in the paper with no options to choose from: real, unscaffolded writing.
Three pictures = beginning, middle and end — one clear sentence for each is enough for full marks at this level.
Name the characters simply ('the boy', 'Dad', 'Anna') and keep the same names all the way through the story.
Past tense is the natural fit for storytelling, so build a small bank of A2 past forms — 'went', 'saw', 'found', 'was'.
Never leave it blank: at A2 a short, clear story beats a long, confused one, and simple language is not penalised.
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It appears as a single question, but the story is marked out of five — so it carries the weight of a whole five-question part. That makes it the highest-value single answer in Flyers Reading & Writing, and the clearest reason not to let a child run out of time before reaching it.
Examiners at this level reward communication first: a story that clearly follows the three pictures scores well even with small errors. Mistakes matter mainly when they stop the reader understanding what happened. Aim for clear, simple, correct sentences rather than ambitious language that collapses halfway through.
Short. One or two simple sentences per picture — roughly 20 to 40 words in total — is enough for full marks at A2. Longer stories earn nothing extra and multiply the chances of confusing errors. Teach the pattern: what happened first, what happened next, and how it ended.
Not memorised ones — the pictures are different every session, and a pre-learned story that ignores them scores poorly. What does transfer is the pattern: look at all three pictures, name the characters, then write beginning, middle and end. Practising that routine on many picture sets builds real, portable confidence.
Last updated: 2026-07-02
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Last updated: 2026-07-02