Question

Analyze the picture below and complete the instruction that follows.

"Schoolitis" [small boy in bed; elderly doctor holds school books and winks at viewer]

Image courtesy of the Library of Congress



Write three sentences that reveal a past event, a present event, and a future event based on the picture above.

Answer 1

Past event: The doctor went to medical school
Present: The doctor is taking care of the boy
Future: The boy will be cured of his illness.

Answer 2

The name of the picture, "schoolitis," implies that there is nothing wrong with the child. He is pretending to be sick because he does not want to attend school. This is confirmed by the fact that the doctor is carrying books and winking, in order to confirm to the reader that he is aware of the lie. The events that we can assume will take place are:

Past: The child does not want to go to school and pretends to be sick.

Present: The doctor realizes there is nothing wrong with the kid.

Future: The child will be forced to go to school once his lie is discovered.