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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 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 bright church full of singing people
  • C.A crowd cheering at a summer fair
2.A comic panel shows a speech bubble with jagged edges. What does that suggest?
  • A.The character is asleep
  • B.The character is shouting or alarmed
  • C.The character is whispering
3.A myth's last line says hope stayed inside the jar. Which image best ends the book?
  • A.The gods handing out their gifts
  • B.Troubles flying out across the sky
  • C.A closed jar with a small light glowing inside
4.A poem mourns a house the family is leaving. Which colors would suit it?
  • A.Bold party reds and golds
  • B.Soft grays and faded browns
  • C.Bright neon pinks and greens
5.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
6.A story is told by a mouse, and the pictures are drawn from floor level. Why?
  • A.To make the pictures fit the page
  • B.To show the world from the narrator's point of view
  • C.To hide the main character
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
  2. 2.The character is shouting or alarmed
  3. 3.A closed jar with a small light glowing inside
  4. 4.Soft grays and faded browns
  5. 5.Bright cartoons with comic expressions
  6. 6.To show the world from the narrator's point of view
  7. 7.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy
  8. 8.The girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall

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