- Pedro told a story using words. He also drew the pictures for it. What two jobs did Pedro do?
Answer: author and illustrator
Pedro used words to tell the story, so he was the author. He drew the pictures, so he was also the illustrator. An author writes the words and an illustrator draws the pictures.
- Tommy loved the colorful pictures in the book. Priya loved how the words told the story. Whose work did each one like?
Answer: Tommy liked the illustrator's pictures, Priya liked the author's words
Tommy liked the pictures, and the illustrator draws the pictures. Priya liked the words, and the author writes the words. So Tommy liked the illustrator's work and Priya liked the author's.
- On the book cover, Theo's name is by the words and Leo's name is by the pictures. What did they do?
Answer: Theo wrote the words and Leo drew the pictures
Theo's name is with the words, so Theo wrote them and is the author. Leo's name is with the pictures, so Leo drew them and is the illustrator.
- Omar wrote the words for a book. Hana drew the pictures. Who made the story you read and see?
Answer: Omar and Hana together
Omar wrote the words (the author) and Hana drew the pictures (the illustrator). Together they made the story. The people who sell or read a book do not make the story.
- In class, some kids wrote the words for a book and some kids drew the pictures. The kids who wrote the words are like the ___. The kids who drew the pictures are like the ___.
Answer: author; illustrator
Writing the words is the author's job. Drawing the pictures is the illustrator's job. So the kids who wrote are like the author and the kids who drew are like the illustrator.
- In a book, the words that tell the story are made by the ___. The pictures are made by the ___.
Answer: author; illustrator
The author writes the words, and the illustrator draws the pictures. So the words come from the author and the pictures come from the illustrator.
- Ava will write the words about their school. Ravi will draw the pictures. What should each one do?
Answer: Ava writes about the school, Ravi draws pictures of the school
Ava said she would write the words, so she writes about the school, which is the author's job. Ravi said he would draw the pictures, so he draws the school, which is the illustrator's job.
- Malik made up a story and wrote it in words. Nina drew the pictures. What is Malik's job called?
Answer: author
Malik wrote the words that tell the story, so Malik is the author. The person who draws the pictures, like Nina, is the illustrator.
- One book had only words. Another book had the same words and also pictures. The pictures helped kids see what the characters looked like. Who made the pictures?
Answer: the illustrator
The illustrator draws the pictures. The pictures showed what the characters looked like. The author writes the words, but here it was the pictures that helped.
- An author and an illustrator made a book together. What did the author do?
Answer: wrote the words
An author writes the words that tell the story. The illustrator is the one who draws the pictures. The other jobs are not what an author does.
- A book says: words by Diego, pictures by Zoe. Who did each job?
Answer: Diego wrote the words and Zoe drew the pictures
The book says words by Diego, so Diego is the author who wrote the words. It says pictures by Zoe, so Zoe is the illustrator who drew the pictures. The other choices mix up the jobs.
