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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 class bowing on a bright stage
  • B.The girl arguing with her teacher
  • C.The girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
2.A funny story tells how a dog steals a whole picnic. Which style of illustration suits it?
  • A.Dark gray pencil sketches
  • B.Bright cartoons with comic expressions
  • C.A photograph of an empty field
3.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
4.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
5.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.A happier ending
  • C.New facts about the house
6.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
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 builds suspense as a boy walks through a forest at night. What should the illustration add?
  • A.A sunny picnic scene
  • B.A map of the town center
  • C.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy

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Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
  2. 2.Bright cartoons with comic expressions
  3. 3.It shows the danger increasing
  4. 4.To show the world from the narrator's point of view
  5. 5.An eerie mood the listener can feel
  6. 6.A dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
  7. 7.Soft grays and faded browns
  8. 8.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy

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