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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 compares fresh snow to a white blanket. Which illustration fits the image?
  • A.Children throwing snowballs in a storm
  • B.A melting puddle on a busy road
  • C.A village tucked under deep smooth snow
2.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
3.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 show the world from the narrator's point of view
  • C.To hide the main character
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 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
6.A myth's last line says hope stayed inside the jar. Which image best ends the book?
  • A.Troubles flying out across the sky
  • B.The gods handing out their gifts
  • C.A closed jar with a small light glowing inside
7.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 dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
  • C.A crowd cheering at a summer fair
8.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

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Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A village tucked under deep smooth snow
  2. 2.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy
  3. 3.To show the world from the narrator's point of view
  4. 4.It shows the danger increasing
  5. 5.Makes the moment feel sad and important
  6. 6.A closed jar with a small light glowing inside
  7. 7.A dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
  8. 8.The words are thought, not spoken

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