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What Would the Picture Show? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on choosing the picture that matches the words of a story, aligned to Common Core standard RL.1.7. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

What Would the Picture Show?

RL.1.7

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.The words say: "The baker pulled a tray of hot, steaming buns from the oven." What should the picture show?
  • A.A baker icing a birthday cake
  • B.A baker holding a tray of steaming buns
  • C.A store with empty shelves
2.The words say: "The giant's shoes were as big as a car." What should the picture show?
  • A.A tiny elf in small boots
  • B.A parking loted by a shoe store
  • C.A giant with shoes as big as a car
3.The words say: "At night, the moon shone on the sleeping town." What should the picture show?
  • A.A dark town with a moon in the sky
  • B.A sunny farm with cows
  • C.A busy town in the daytime
4.The words say: "The old cat slept in a box by the fire." What should the picture show?
  • A.A dog asleep in a basket
  • B.A kitten playing in the snow
  • C.A cat curled up in a box near a fire
5.The words say: "Ben pulled on his yellow boots and jumped in the biggest puddle." What should the picture show?
  • A.A boy in red boots on a sunny beach
  • B.A boy in bed reading a book
  • C.A boy in yellow boots splashing in a puddle
6.The words say: "Raj and his sister carried a heavy box up the stairs." What should the picture show?
  • A.One child sliding down a slide
  • B.Two children carrying a box up some stairs
  • C.Two children eating ice cream
7.The words say: "Three ducks swam in a line across the pond." What should the picture show?
  • A.Three ducks swimming one behind the other
  • B.Three ducks asleep on the grass
  • C.One duck flying over a tree
8.The words say: "Leaves fell from the trees as Tom raked them into a pile." What should the picture show?
  • A.A boy swimming in a pool
  • B.A boy raking a pile of leaves
  • C.A tree covered in pink blossom

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Answer key — What Would the Picture Show?

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A baker holding a tray of steaming buns
  2. 2.A giant with shoes as big as a car
  3. 3.A dark town with a moon in the sky
  4. 4.A cat curled up in a box near a fire
  5. 5.A boy in yellow boots splashing in a puddle
  6. 6.Two children carrying a box up some stairs
  7. 7.Three ducks swimming one behind the other
  8. 8.A boy raking a pile of leaves

More practice for RL.1.7

Use the pictures as well as the words to describe the story.

Teaching this next? Using the Pictures and the Details is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.1.7 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.