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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 moment feel sad and important
  • B.Shows the movie is nearly over
  • C.Makes the scene feel funny
2.A funny story tells how a dog steals a whole picnic. Which style of illustration suits it?
  • A.Bright cartoons with comic expressions
  • B.A photograph of an empty field
  • C.Dark gray pencil sketches
3.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
4.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
5.A graphic novel puts a character's words in a cloud-shaped bubble. What does the shape tell the reader?
  • A.The character is shouting
  • B.The words are thought, not spoken
  • C.The narrator is speaking
6.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
7.A comic panel shows a speech bubble with jagged edges. What does that suggest?
  • A.The character is shouting or alarmed
  • B.The character is whispering
  • C.The character is asleep
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.Troubles flying out across the sky
  • C.A closed jar with a small light glowing inside

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Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Makes the moment feel sad and important
  2. 2.Bright cartoons with comic expressions
  3. 3.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave
  4. 4.It shows the danger increasing
  5. 5.The words are thought, not spoken
  6. 6.A village tucked under deep smooth snow
  7. 7.The character is shouting or alarmed
  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.