What the Illustration Adds is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on explaining how a picture creates mood or emphasis, aligned to Common Core standard RL.3.7. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
23 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
What the Illustration Adds
RL.3.7
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Read the text, then answer the questions.
1.Read the text, then answer the questions.
The Fox and the Well
A fox leaned too far over a well and fell in. The water was shallow, but the walls were smooth and far too high to climb.
He was still sitting there when a goat came by and looked down.
"Is the water good?" asked the goat.
"The best I have ever tasted," said the fox. "Come down and see."
The goat jumped in. The fox climbed onto the goat's back, sprang out, and trotted off.
"Wait!" called the goat. "How do I get out?"
"You should have thought about that," said the fox, "before you jumped."
1. What would an illustration of the turning point show?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.
The Wrong Bus
Halim was two stops past the school before he looked up.
The bus was going the other way. He had got on at the same shelter, in the same rain, and never checked the number.
His stomach dropped. He thought about crying and decided against it, because it would not help.
He read the route map above the window. He worked out that the 41 came back the same way. He rang the bell, got off, crossed at the lights, and waited eleven minutes for the 41.
He was twenty minutes late. Mrs. Achebe asked what happened. "I got the wrong bus," said Halim, "and then I got the right one."
1. What would an illustration of the turning point show?
LessonPrint · RL.3.7 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What the Illustration Adds
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The fox standing on the goat's back, springing for the top of the well.
2.1. Halim standing on the moving bus, reading the route map above the window.
Questions about What the Illustration Adds
What does the What the Illustration Adds worksheet cover?
It practices explaining how a picture creates mood or emphasis — 2 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core RL.3.7: Explain what the illustrations add to the mood or the characters. The instruction to students is “Read the text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does What the Illustration Adds practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 — RL.3.7, under Reading: Literature for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
What the Illustration Adds is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on RL.3.7, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does What the Illustration Adds come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of What the Illustration Adds can I print?
25 versions, of which 23 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two students still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is What the Illustration Adds free to print and photocopy?
Yes. What the Illustration Adds, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach RL.3.7?
Yes — “What the Illustrations Contribute” is a 40-minute Grade 3 plan for RL.3.7, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. What the Illustration Adds is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RL.3.7
Explain what the illustrations add to the mood or the characters.