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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 movie of a fairy tale slows its music as the heroine says goodbye. What does that do?
  • A.Makes the scene feel funny
  • B.Shows the movie is nearly over
  • C.Makes the moment feel sad and important
2.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
3.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
4.A poem compares fresh snow to a white blanket. Which illustration fits the image?
  • A.A melting puddle on a busy road
  • B.Children throwing snowballs in a storm
  • C.A village tucked under deep smooth snow
5.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
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 hide the main character
  • C.To show the world from the narrator's point of view
7.An audio version of a ghost story adds creaking doors and wind. What do the sounds add?
  • A.New facts about the house
  • B.An eerie mood the listener can feel
  • C.A happier ending
8.A myth turns on the moment a man looks back ten paces from daylight. Which image captures it?
  • A.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave
  • B.The man playing music to a ferryman
  • C.A river changing its course

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Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Makes the moment feel sad and important
  2. 2.Bright cartoons with comic expressions
  3. 3.The girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
  4. 4.A village tucked under deep smooth snow
  5. 5.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy
  6. 6.To show the world from the narrator's point of view
  7. 7.An eerie mood the listener can feel
  8. 8.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave

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