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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.

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Choosing the Representative Image

RL.5.7

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Circle the right answer.

1.A myth turns on the moment a man looks back ten paces from daylight. Which image captures it?
  • A.A river changing its course
  • B.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave
  • C.The man playing music to a ferryman
2.A story builds suspense as a boy walks through a forest at night. What should the illustration add?
  • A.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy
  • B.A map of the town center
  • C.A sunny picnic scene
3.A funny story tells how a dog steals a whole picnic. Which style of illustration suits it?
  • A.Bright cartoons with comic expressions
  • B.A photograph of an empty field
  • C.Dark gray pencil sketches
4.A poem ends with a bell hanging silent in a damp barn. Which illustration fits its tone?
  • A.A crowd cheering at a summer fair
  • B.A bright church full of singing people
  • C.A dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
5.A poem mourns a house the family is leaving. Which colors would suit it?
  • A.Bright neon pinks and greens
  • B.Bold party reds and golds
  • C.Soft grays and faded browns
6.An audio version of a ghost story adds creaking doors and wind. What do the sounds add?
  • A.New facts about the house
  • B.An eerie mood the listener can feel
  • C.A happier ending
7.A poem compares fresh snow to a white blanket. Which illustration fits the image?
  • A.A melting puddle on a busy road
  • B.Children throwing snowballs in a storm
  • C.A village tucked under deep smooth snow
8.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

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Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave
  2. 2.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy
  3. 3.Bright cartoons with comic expressions
  4. 4.A dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
  5. 5.Soft grays and faded browns
  6. 6.An eerie mood the listener can feel
  7. 7.A village tucked under deep smooth snow
  8. 8.It shows the danger increasing

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.5.7 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.