Year 1 English: Labels and captions
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Labels and captions
A label is a word, or a short name, that tells you what one thing in a picture is called. A caption is a whole sentence under a picture. It tells you more about the picture.
Look at the seaside picture. Each number is on one part of the beach. Read the seaside text in the box, too.
At the seaside
The seaside is where the land meets the sea. The sea moves in and out, and waves roll onto the sand. On the sand you can find shells and pebbles. Some seaside places have rock pools. In a rock pool you can find crabs and tiny fish. Seagulls fly over the beach.
Key ideas
- A label names one thing. It is a word, like crab.
- A caption is a whole sentence. It tells us about the picture, like A crab is on the sand.
- A caption starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
- Numbers in a picture show which part a label is for.
Key words. A label names one part of a picture. A caption is a sentence about the picture.
Method. Read the sentence, then decide what kind of writing it is.
- Read the sentence. Think about what it tells us, or what it asks us to do.Pebbles
- Decide what it is. It is one word or a short name, and it names one thing in the picture.label
- Write the answer. Label
Check. Read it again and check the answer makes sense. ✓
Watch out. A label is a word. A caption is a sentence. Count the words, and look for the full stop.
Key words. A label names one part of a picture. A caption is a sentence about the picture.
Method. Read the sentence, then decide what kind of writing it is.
- Read the sentence. Think about what it tells us, or what it asks us to do.The sand is warm and yellow.
- Decide what it is. It is a whole sentence, and it tells us about the picture.caption
- Write the answer. Caption
Check. Read it again and check the answer makes sense. ✓
Watch out. A label is a word. A caption is a sentence. Count the words, and look for the full stop.
Method. A caption tells us about the whole picture. Choose the sentence that is about the sea.
- Read both sentences. Does each one tell us about the sea?A: The sea is blue. B: I like cake.
- Find the one about the sea. The sea is blue, so it tells us about the picture.The sea is blue.
- Write the letter. The caption about the sea is A.A
Check. Sentence B is about cake, not the sea, so it is not the caption. ✓
Watch out. A caption must be about the picture, not about something else you like.
Watch out
Watch out: a label is only a word or a short name. A caption is a whole sentence. Do not write a label as a sentence, and do not write a caption as one word.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Look at a picture in a book together. Ask: “What is this called?” (a label). Then ask: “What is happening here?” (a caption). Your child can say a whole sentence, and you can write it down.
Exercise 10C Labels and captions
Key words. A label is a word that names one part of a picture.
Method. Find the number on the picture. Then look at the part it is on.
- Find number 1. Each number is on one part of the picture.Number 1
- Look at the part. Look at what the number is on.The number is on the big yellow circle in the sky.
- Write the label. A label is a word that names the part.sun
Check. Check the picture again: number 1 is on the sun. ✓
Watch out. Use the word bank words only. Each word goes with one number.
Key words. A label is a word that names one part of a picture.
Method. Find the number on the picture. Then look at the part it is on.
- Find number 2. Each number is on one part of the picture.Number 2
- Look at the part. Look at what the number is on.The number is on the blue water with the white waves.
- Write the label. A label is a word that names the part.sea
Check. Check the picture again: number 2 is on the sea. ✓
Watch out. Use the word bank words only. Each word goes with one number.
Key words. A label is a word that names one part of a picture.
Method. Find the number on the picture. Then look at the part it is on.
- Find number 3. Each number is on one part of the picture.Number 3
- Look at the part. Look at what the number is on.The number is on the yellow-brown ground at the bottom.
- Write the label. A label is a word that names the part.sand
Check. Check the picture again: number 3 is on the sand. ✓
Watch out. Use the word bank words only. Each word goes with one number.
Key words. A label is a word that names one part of a picture.
Method. Find the number on the picture. Then look at the part it is on.
- Find number 4. Each number is on one part of the picture.Number 4
- Look at the part. Look at what the number is on.The number is on the grey shape on the sand.
- Write the label. A label is a word that names the part.rock
Check. Check the picture again: number 4 is on the rock. ✓
Watch out. Use the word bank words only. Each word goes with one number.
Key words. A label is a word that names one part of a picture.
Method. Find the number on the picture. Then look at the part it is on.
- Find number 5. Each number is on one part of the picture.Number 5
- Look at the part. Look at what the number is on.The number is on the red shape with two claws.
- Write the label. A label is a word that names the part.crab
Check. Check the picture again: number 5 is on the crab. ✓
Watch out. Use the word bank words only. Each word goes with one number.
Method. Find the grey shape on the sand.
- Find the grey shape. The rock is a grey shape on the sand.Grey shape on the sand
- Find its number. Look at the number on the grey shape.Number 4
- Write the answer. 4
Check. Number 4 is on the grey rock. ✓
Watch out. Look at the number on the grey shape, not the one next to it.
Key words. A caption is a sentence under a picture. It tells us more about it.
Method. A caption is a whole sentence that tells us about the picture.
- Read both sentences. Does each one tell us about the picture?A: A crab is on the sand. B: I like cake.
- Find the one about the picture. The picture shows a crab, and the sand, and the sea.A crab is on the sand.
- Write the letter. The sentence about the picture is A.A
Check. Look at the picture again. Only sentence A is about it. ✓
Watch out. A sentence that is not about the picture is not a caption for it.
Method. A caption is a whole sentence that tells us about the picture.
- Find the sea. The sea is number 2 in the picture.Number 2 = sea
- Say something true about it. Tell what the sea looks like, in one sentence.The sea is blue.
- Write the caption. Start with a capital letter and end with a full stop.The sea is blue.
Check. The sea has a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end. ✓
Watch out. Also correct: a sentence about the sea, such as The sea has waves.
Key words. A label names one part of a picture. A caption is a sentence about the picture.
Method. Read the sentence, then decide what kind of writing it is.
- Read the sentence. Think about what it tells us, or what it asks us to do.Crab
- Decide what it is. It is one word or a short name, and it names one thing in the picture.label
- Write the answer. Label
Check. Read it again and check the answer makes sense. ✓
Watch out. A label is a word. A caption is a sentence. Count the words, and look for the full stop.
Key words. A label names one part of a picture. A caption is a sentence about the picture.
Method. Read the sentence, then decide what kind of writing it is.
- Read the sentence. Think about what it tells us, or what it asks us to do.The crab is on the sand.
- Decide what it is. It is a whole sentence, and it tells us about the picture.caption
- Write the answer. Caption
Check. Read it again and check the answer makes sense. ✓
Watch out. A label is a word. A caption is a sentence. Count the words, and look for the full stop.
Key words. A label names one part of a picture. A caption is a sentence about the picture.
Method. Read the sentence, then decide what kind of writing it is.
- Read the sentence. Think about what it tells us, or what it asks us to do.Rock pool
- Decide what it is. It is one word or a short name, and it names one thing in the picture.label
- Write the answer. Label
Check. Read it again and check the answer makes sense. ✓
Watch out. A label is a word. A caption is a sentence. Count the words, and look for the full stop.
Key words. A label names one part of a picture. A caption is a sentence about the picture.
Method. Read the sentence, then decide what kind of writing it is.
- Read the sentence. Think about what it tells us, or what it asks us to do.Some seaside places have rock pools.
- Decide what it is. It is a whole sentence, and it tells us about the picture.caption
- Write the answer. Caption
Check. Read it again and check the answer makes sense. ✓
Watch out. A label is a word. A caption is a sentence. Count the words, and look for the full stop.
Method. Read the question first. Then find the part of the text that answers it.
- Read the question. Look for the key words in it.What can you find in a rock pool?
- Find the part of the text. The sentence that starts with rock pool tells us.The text says: In a rock pool you can find crabs and tiny fish.
- Write the answer. Crabs and tiny fish
Check. Read the text again and point to the words that answer it. ✓
Watch out. Also correct: crabs, or tiny fish.
Method. Read the question first. Then find the part of the text that answers it.
- Read the question. Look for the key words in it.Where is the seaside?
- Find the part of the text. The first sentence of the seaside text tells us.The text says: The seaside is where the land meets the sea.
- Write the answer. Where the land meets the sea
Check. Read the text again and point to the words that answer it. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole sentence, not only the first word.
Method. Read the question first. Then find the part of the text that answers it.
- Read the question. Look for the key words in it.What can you find on the sand?
- Find the part of the text. The sentence that starts with On the sand tells us.The text says: On the sand you can find shells and pebbles.
- Write the answer. Shells and pebbles
Check. Read the text again and point to the words that answer it. ✓
Watch out. Also correct: shells, or pebbles.
Method. Read the question first. Then find the part of the text that answers it.
- Read the question. Look for the key words in it.What do seagulls do at the beach?
- Find the part of the text. The last sentence of the seaside text tells us.The text says: Seagulls fly over the beach.
- Write the answer. They fly over the beach.
Check. Read the text again and point to the words that answer it. ✓
Watch out. Also correct: they fly over the beach.
Method. Think about how the numbers and the labels work together.
- Look at the numbers. Each number sits on one part of the picture.Number 1 is on the sun
- Think about the labels. A label goes with the number, so you can match them.Number and label match
- Write the answer. The numbers show which part each label is for.
Check. Read the labels with the numbers to check. ✓
Watch out. A number on the picture tells you where to look.
Method. A caption is a sentence. A label is one word.
- Read Jack’s caption. It is one word, so it is a label.crab
- Think about what a caption needs. A caption is a whole sentence about the picture.A caption needs a sentence
- Write the answer. A better caption is a whole sentence.No. Try: A crab is on the sand.
Check. The new caption is a whole sentence with a full stop at the end. ✓
Watch out. One word is a label. A whole sentence is a caption.