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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 girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
  • B.The girl arguing with her teacher
  • C.The class bowing on a bright stage
2.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
3.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.Makes the moment feel sad and important
  • C.Shows the movie is nearly over
4.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 character is shouting
  • C.The words are thought, not spoken
5.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 crowd cheering at a summer fair
  • C.A bright church full of singing people
6.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 asleep
  • C.The character is whispering
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — Choosing the Representative Image

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The girl lit by the desk lights at the back of the hall
  2. 2.The man turning round at the mouth of a cave
  3. 3.Makes the moment feel sad and important
  4. 4.The words are thought, not spoken
  5. 5.A dim barn with a dusty bell in the shadows
  6. 6.The character is shouting or alarmed
  7. 7.Deep shadows that make the reader uneasy
  8. 8.Bright cartoons with comic expressions

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