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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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What Would the Picture Show?

RL.1.7

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.The words say: "Grandma wore a big purple hat to the wedding." What should the picture show?
  • A.A woman in a big purple hat
  • B.A man in a small green cap
  • C.A girl with no hat in the rain
2.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
3.The words say: "Kit hid behind the curtain, and only her feet poked out." What should the picture show?
  • A.A girl sitting on a chair
  • B.An open window with no curtain
  • C.A curtain with two feet showing under it
4.The words say: "Leaves fell from the trees as Tom raked them into a pile." What should the picture show?
  • A.A boy raking a pile of leaves
  • B.A tree covered in pink blossom
  • C.A boy swimming in a pool
5.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
6.The words say: "The baker pulled a tray of hot, steaming buns from the oven." What should the picture show?
  • A.A store with empty shelves
  • B.A baker holding a tray of steaming buns
  • C.A baker icing a birthday cake
7.The words say: "At night, the moon shone on the sleeping town." What should the picture show?
  • A.A busy town in the daytime
  • B.A sunny farm with cows
  • C.A dark town with a moon in the sky
8.The words say: "Three ducks swam in a line across the pond." What should the picture show?
  • A.Three ducks asleep on the grass
  • B.Three ducks swimming one behind the other
  • C.One duck flying over a tree

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Answer key — What Would the Picture Show?

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A woman in a big purple hat
  2. 2.A cat curled up in a box near a fire
  3. 3.A curtain with two feet showing under it
  4. 4.A boy raking a pile of leaves
  5. 5.Two children carrying a box up some stairs
  6. 6.A baker holding a tray of steaming buns
  7. 7.A dark town with a moon in the sky
  8. 8.Three ducks swimming one behind the other

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.