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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 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
2.A myth turns on the moment a man looks back ten paces from daylight. Which image captures it?
  • A.A river changing its course
  • B.The man playing music to a ferryman
  • C.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave
3.A story builds suspense as a boy walks through a forest at night. What should the illustration add?
  • A.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy
  • B.A sunny picnic scene
  • C.A map of the town center
4.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
5.A poem mourns a house the family is leaving. Which colors would suit it?
  • A.Soft grays and faded browns
  • B.Bright neon pinks and greens
  • C.Bold party reds and golds
6.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
7.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
8.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.A closed jar with a small light glowing inside
  • C.Troubles flying out across the sky

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Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
  2. 2.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave
  3. 3.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy
  4. 4.To show the world from the narrator's point of view
  5. 5.Soft grays and faded browns
  6. 6.It shows the danger increasing
  7. 7.A dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
  8. 8.A closed jar with a small light glowing inside

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