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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 bright church full of singing people
  • B.A crowd cheering at a summer fair
  • C.A dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
2.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
3.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
4.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
5.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 turning round at the mouth of a cave
  • C.The man playing music to a ferryman
6.An audio version of a ghost story adds creaking doors and wind. What do the sounds add?
  • A.A happier ending
  • B.New facts about the house
  • C.An eerie mood the listener can feel
7.A comic panel shows a speech bubble with jagged edges. What does that suggest?
  • A.The character is whispering
  • B.The character is asleep
  • C.The character is shouting or alarmed
8.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

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Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
  2. 2.To show the world from the narrator's point of view
  3. 3.The words are thought, not spoken
  4. 4.Makes the moment feel sad and important
  5. 5.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave
  6. 6.An eerie mood the listener can feel
  7. 7.The character is shouting or alarmed
  8. 8.Soft grays and faded browns

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