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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: "Grandma wore a big purple hat to the wedding." What should the picture show?
  • A.A girl with no hat in the rain
  • B.A woman in a big purple hat
  • C.A man in a small green cap
2.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 busy town in the daytime
  • C.A sunny farm with cows
3.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
4.The words say: "Raj and his sister carried a heavy box up the stairs." What should the picture show?
  • A.Two children eating ice cream
  • B.One child sliding down a slide
  • C.Two children carrying a box up some stairs
5.The words say: "Mia shared her apple with a hungry horse." What should the picture show?
  • A.A girl riding a horse in a race
  • B.A horse eating grass alone
  • C.A girl holding out an apple to a horse
6.The words say: "Ben pulled on his yellow boots and jumped in the biggest puddle." What should the picture show?
  • A.A boy in yellow boots splashing in a puddle
  • B.A boy in red boots on a sunny beach
  • C.A boy in bed reading a book
7.The words say: "The old cat slept in a box by the fire." What should the picture show?
  • A.A kitten playing in the snow
  • B.A cat curled up in a box near a fire
  • C.A dog asleep in a basket
8.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.One duck flying over a tree
  • C.Three ducks asleep on the grass

LessonPrint · RL.1.7 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Would the Picture Show?

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A woman in a big purple hat
  2. 2.A dark town with a moon in the sky
  3. 3.A boy raking a pile of leaves
  4. 4.Two children carrying a box up some stairs
  5. 5.A girl holding out an apple to a horse
  6. 6.A boy in yellow boots splashing in a puddle
  7. 7.A cat curled up in a box near a fire
  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.