Choosing the Representative Image is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on choosing the image or sound that carries a text's meaning or tone, aligned to Common Core standard RL.5.7. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.A poem ends with a bell hanging silent in a damp barn. Which illustration fits its tone?
A.A dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
B.A bright church full of singing people
C.A crowd cheering at a summer fair
2.An audio version of a ghost story adds creaking doors and wind. What do the sounds add?
A.A happier ending
B.An eerie mood the listener can feel
C.New facts about the house
3.A story's key moment is a girl running the sound desk in the dark while her class performs. Which picture shows what matters?
A.The girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
B.The girl arguing with her teacher
C.The class bowing on a bright stage
4.In a picture book the pages grow darker as the storm grows. What does this add?
A.It shows the danger increasing
B.It shows the story will end happily
C.It saves printing ink
5.A myth's last line says hope stayed inside the jar. Which image best ends the book?
A.The gods handing out their gifts
B.A closed jar with a small light glowing inside
C.Troubles flying out across the sky
6.A graphic novel puts a character's words in a cloud-shaped bubble. What does the shape tell the reader?
A.The words are thought, not spoken
B.The narrator is speaking
C.The character is shouting
7.A funny story tells how a dog steals a whole picnic. Which style of illustration suits it?
A.A photograph of an empty field
B.Bright cartoons with comic expressions
C.Dark gray pencil sketches
8.A poem mourns a house the family is leaving. Which colors would suit it?
A.Soft grays and faded browns
B.Bright neon pinks and greens
C.Bold party reds and golds
LessonPrint · RL.5.7 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
2.An eerie mood the listener can feel
3.The girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
4.It shows the danger increasing
5.A closed jar with a small light glowing inside
6.The words are thought, not spoken
7.Bright cartoons with comic expressions
8.Soft grays and faded browns
Questions about Choosing the Representative Image
What does the Choosing the Representative Image worksheet cover?
It practices choosing the image or sound that carries a text's meaning or tone — 8 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core RL.5.7: Analyze what the visuals add to a graphic novel or multimedia text. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Choosing the Representative Image practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7 — RL.5.7, under Reading: Literature for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Choosing the Representative Image is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on RL.5.7, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Choosing the Representative Image come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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 Choosing the Representative Image can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Choosing the Representative Image free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Choosing the Representative Image, 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.
More practice for RL.5.7
Analyze what the visuals add to a graphic novel or multimedia text.