Visual literacy is the ability to derive meaning from images.

• A. The ability to derive meaning from images
• B. The ability to memorize images
• C. The ability to spell using pictures
• D. The ability to translate text from images

Answer: (A)

Visual literacy means being able to derive meaning from images. It involves interpreting what images convey—the ideas, messages, or information they communicate—by looking at visual cues like symbols, composition, color, and context. This goes beyond simply recognizing or remembering an image or treating pictures as spelling tools, and is broader than translating any text that appears within an image. For example, analyzing a photograph to understand mood, perspective, or social message, or reading an infographic to follow a process or trend, are all actions that illustrate visual literacy.