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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 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 girl arguing with her teacher
  • C.The class bowing on a bright stage
2.A comic panel shows a speech bubble with jagged edges. What does that suggest?
  • A.The character is shouting or alarmed
  • B.The character is whispering
  • C.The character is asleep
3.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
4.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
5.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
6.A movie of a fairy tale slows its music as the heroine says goodbye. What does that do?
  • A.Makes the moment feel sad and important
  • B.Makes the scene feel funny
  • C.Shows the movie is nearly over
7.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
8.A story is told by a mouse, and the pictures are drawn from floor level. Why?
  • A.To show the world from the narrator's point of view
  • B.To make the pictures fit the page
  • C.To hide the main character

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Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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