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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 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 moment feel sad and important
  • C.Makes the scene feel funny
2.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 crowd cheering at a summer fair
  • C.A bright church full of singing people
3.A poem mourns a house the family is leaving. Which colors would suit it?
  • A.Bright neon pinks and greens
  • B.Soft grays and faded browns
  • C.Bold party reds and golds
4.A myth's last line says hope stayed inside the jar. Which image best ends the book?
  • A.A closed jar with a small light glowing inside
  • B.Troubles flying out across the sky
  • C.The gods handing out their gifts
5.A story is told by a mouse, and the pictures are drawn from floor level. Why?
  • A.To hide the main character
  • B.To make the pictures fit the page
  • C.To show the world from the narrator's point of view
6.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
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 lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
  • B.The class bowing on a bright stage
  • C.The girl arguing with her teacher
8.A myth turns on the moment a man looks back ten paces from daylight. Which image captures it?
  • A.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave
  • B.The man playing music to a ferryman
  • C.A river changing its course

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Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Makes the moment feel sad and important
  2. 2.A dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
  3. 3.Soft grays and faded browns
  4. 4.A closed jar with a small light glowing inside
  5. 5.To show the world from the narrator's point of view
  6. 6.The character is shouting or alarmed
  7. 7.The girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
  8. 8.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave

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