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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 compares fresh snow to a white blanket. Which illustration fits the image?
  • A.Children throwing snowballs in a storm
  • B.A village tucked under deep smooth snow
  • C.A melting puddle on a busy road
2.A comic panel shows a speech bubble with jagged edges. What does that suggest?
  • A.The character is whispering
  • B.The character is shouting or alarmed
  • C.The character is asleep
3.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
4.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.A sunny picnic scene
  • C.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy
5.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.A river changing its course
  • C.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave
6.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
7.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 hide the main character
  • C.To make the pictures fit the page
8.In a picture book the pages grow darker as the storm grows. What does this add?
  • A.It saves printing ink
  • B.It shows the danger increasing
  • C.It shows the story will end happily

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Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A village tucked under deep smooth snow
  2. 2.The character is shouting or alarmed
  3. 3.An eerie mood the listener can feel
  4. 4.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy
  5. 5.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave
  6. 6.Makes the moment feel sad and important
  7. 7.To show the world from the narrator's point of view
  8. 8.It shows the danger increasing

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