What Would the Picture Show? is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on choosing the picture that the words of a story call for, aligned to Common Core standard RL.K.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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.The words say: "The tiny ant carries a crumb." What would the picture show?
A.A big bug with a cake
B.An ant on a leaf
C.An ant with a crumb
2.The words say: "Two ducks swim in the rain." What would the picture show?
A.Two ducks in the sun
B.Three cats in the rain
C.Two ducks in the rain
3.The words say: "The snowman has a carrot nose." What would the picture show?
A.A girl eating a carrot
B.A snowman with a carrot nose
C.A snowman with no nose
4.The words say: "Mouse hides under a big leaf." What would the picture show?
A.A mouse under a leaf
B.A bird under a leaf
C.A mouse on a roof
5.The words say: "Sid's red boot is full of water." What would the picture show?
A.A blue boot on a foot
B.A red boot full of water
C.A red hat full of water
6.The words say: "The bus is full of children waving." What would the picture show?
A.Children on a boat
B.An empty bus
C.Children waving from a bus
7.The words say: "Dog digs a hole and finds a bone." What would the picture show?
A.A dog in a bath
B.A dog with a bone in a hole
C.A cat with a bone
8.The words say: "Kim's kite is stuck in a tall tree." What would the picture show?
A.A kite in a tree
B.A kite on the sand
C.A cat in a tree
LessonPrint · RL.K.7 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Would the Picture Show?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.An ant with a crumb
2.Two ducks in the rain
3.A snowman with a carrot nose
4.A mouse under a leaf
5.A red boot full of water
6.Children waving from a bus
7.A dog with a bone in a hole
8.A kite in a tree
Questions about What Would the Picture Show?
What does the What Would the Picture Show? worksheet cover?
It practices choosing the picture that the words of a story call for — 8 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RL.K.7: Match a picture to the part of the story it shows. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does What Would the Picture Show? practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7 — RL.K.7, under Reading: Literature for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
What Would the Picture Show? is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RL.K.7, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does What Would the Picture Show? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of What Would the Picture Show? can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is What Would the Picture Show? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. What Would the Picture Show?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach RL.K.7?
Yes — “The Picture and the Words” is a 30-minute Kindergarten plan for RL.K.7, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. What Would the Picture Show? is the practice that follows it.
More practice for RL.K.7
Match a picture to the part of the story it shows.
Teaching this next? The Picture and the Words is the 30-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.