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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 comic panel shows a speech bubble with jagged edges. What does that suggest?
  • A.The character is whispering
  • B.The character is asleep
  • C.The character is shouting or alarmed
2.A poem ends with a bell hanging silent in a damp barn. Which illustration fits its tone?
  • A.A bright church full of singing people
  • B.A dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
  • C.A crowd cheering at a summer fair
3.A graphic novel puts a character's words in a cloud-shaped bubble. What does the shape tell the reader?
  • A.The narrator is speaking
  • B.The character is shouting
  • C.The words are thought, not spoken
4.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 arguing with her teacher
  • B.The class bowing on a bright stage
  • C.The girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
5.A funny story tells how a dog steals a whole picnic. Which style of illustration suits it?
  • A.Dark gray pencil sketches
  • B.A photograph of an empty field
  • C.Bright cartoons with comic expressions
6.A movie of a fairy tale slows its music as the heroine says goodbye. What does that do?
  • A.Shows the movie is nearly over
  • B.Makes the scene feel funny
  • C.Makes the moment feel sad and important
7.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
8.A story builds suspense as a boy walks through a forest at night. What should the illustration add?
  • A.A sunny picnic scene
  • B.A map of the town center
  • C.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy

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Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The character is shouting or alarmed
  2. 2.A dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
  3. 3.The words are thought, not spoken
  4. 4.The girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
  5. 5.Bright cartoons with comic expressions
  6. 6.Makes the moment feel sad and important
  7. 7.An eerie mood the listener can feel
  8. 8.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy

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