SCORING. The test is passed if _two of the three_ pictures are described or interpreted. Interpretation, however, is seldom encountered at this age. Often the response consists of a mixture of enumeration and description. The rule is that the reaction to a picture should not be scored _plus_ unless it is made up chiefly of description (or interpretation). Study of the following samples of satisfactory responses will give a fairly definite idea of the requirements for satisfactory description:-- _Picture (a): satisfactory responses_ "The little girl is crying. The mother is looking at her and there is a little kitten on the floor." "The mother is watching the baby, and the cat is looking at a hole in the floor, and there is a lamp and a table so I guess it's a dining room." "The little girl has wooden shoes. Her mother is sitting in a chair and has a funny cap on her head. The cat is sitting on the floor and there is a basket by the mother and a table with something on it." "It's about Holland. The little Dutch girl is crying and the mother is sitting down." "A little Dutch girl and her mother and that's a kitten, and the little girl has her hand up as if she was doing something to her forehead. She has shoes that curve up in front." "Dutch lady, and the little baby doesn't want to come to her mother and the cat is looking for some mice." "The mother is sitting down and the little one has her hands up over her eyes. There's a pail by the mother and a chair with some clothes on it and a table with dishes. And here's a lamp and here's some curtains." _Picture (b): satisfactory responses_ "Some people in a boat. The water is high and if they don't look out the boat will tip over." "Some Indians and a lady and man. They are in a boat on the river and the boat is about to upset, and there are some dead trees going to fall." "There's a lot of water coming up to drown the people. There are two people in the boat and the boat is sinking." "There's some people sailing in a canoe and the woman is leaning over on the man because she is afraid." "There's an Indian and some white people in the boat. I suppose they are out for a ride in a canoe." "Picture about some man and lady in a canoe and going down to the sea." "They are taking a boat ride on the ocean and the water is up so high that one of them is scared. Here are some trees and two of them are going to fall down. Here's a little place or bridge you can stand on. The man is touching this one's head and this one has his hand on the cover." "The water is splashing all over. There's trees on this bank and there's a rock and some trees falling down. The people have a blanket over them." _Picture (c): satisfactory responses_ "A man selling eggs and two men reading the paper together and two men watching."