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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.In a picture book the pages grow darker as the storm grows. What does this add?
  • A.It shows the danger increasing
  • B.It saves printing ink
  • C.It shows the story will end happily
2.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 words are thought, not spoken
  • C.The character is shouting
3.A poem mourns a house the family is leaving. Which colors would suit it?
  • A.Bold party reds and golds
  • B.Bright neon pinks and greens
  • C.Soft grays and faded browns
4.An audio version of a ghost story adds creaking doors and wind. What do the sounds add?
  • A.An eerie mood the listener can feel
  • B.New facts about the house
  • C.A happier ending
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'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 girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
  • C.The class bowing on a bright stage
7.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
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 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It shows the danger increasing
  2. 2.The words are thought, not spoken
  3. 3.Soft grays and faded browns
  4. 4.An eerie mood the listener can feel
  5. 5.The character is shouting or alarmed
  6. 6.The girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
  7. 7.A closed jar with a small light glowing inside
  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.