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Question
Put down the images that come to your mind immediately when you see the words in the box.
| Cat cupboard wall pond bird |
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Solution
Cat: rat, milk, fur
Cupboard: Clothes, books
Wall: Clock, paint, colours
Pond: ducks, water, lotus
Bird: tree, nest, sky
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