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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 funny story tells how a dog steals a whole picnic. Which style of illustration suits it?
  • A.A photograph of an empty field
  • B.Dark gray pencil sketches
  • C.Bright cartoons with comic expressions
2.A myth turns on the moment a man looks back ten paces from daylight. Which image captures it?
  • A.The man playing music to a ferryman
  • B.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave
  • C.A river changing its course
3.A story builds suspense as a boy walks through a forest at night. What should the illustration add?
  • A.A map of the town center
  • B.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy
  • C.A sunny picnic scene
4.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
5.A comic panel shows a speech bubble with jagged edges. What does that suggest?
  • A.The character is asleep
  • B.The character is whispering
  • C.The character is shouting or alarmed
6.A story is told by a mouse, and the pictures are drawn from floor level. Why?
  • A.To hide the main character
  • B.To show the world from the narrator's point of view
  • C.To make the pictures fit the page
7.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
8.A movie of a fairy tale slows its music as the heroine says goodbye. What does that do?
  • A.Makes the scene feel funny
  • B.Shows the movie is nearly over
  • C.Makes the moment feel sad and important

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Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Bright cartoons with comic expressions
  2. 2.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave
  3. 3.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy
  4. 4.Soft grays and faded browns
  5. 5.The character is shouting or alarmed
  6. 6.To show the world from the narrator's point of view
  7. 7.The girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
  8. 8.Makes the moment feel sad and important

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