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What the Diagram Adds is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on saying what a diagram shows that the words do not, aligned to Common Core standard RI.1.6. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with different questions, so no two pupils 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 24 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.

What the Diagram Adds

RI.1.6

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Read the text, then answer the questions.

1.Read the text, then answer the questions.

Why Tall Buildings Do Not Fall Over

A tall building needs a wide, deep base. The base is called a foundation. It spreads the weight into the ground. Wind pushes hard on a tall building. Inside, a strong core of concrete runs from the bottom to the top like a spine. The core stops the building bending too far. The tallest buildings sway a little in strong wind. That is meant to happen. A building that could not bend at all would crack.

  1. 1. Why did the author write this text?
  2. 2. What would a diagram for this text need to label?
2.Read the text, then answer the questions.

How Milk Gets to the Shop

A dairy cow is milked twice a day, in the morning and the evening. The milk goes straight into a cold tank. Cold milk keeps fresh much longer than warm milk. A tanker takes the milk to a dairy. There it is heated for a few seconds to kill germs, then cooled again fast. This is called pasteurising. Last, the milk is poured into bottles and driven to the shop.

  1. 1. What would a diagram for this text need to show?
  2. 2. Why did the author write this text?

LessonPrint · RI.1.6 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What the Diagram Adds

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. To explain why tall buildings do not fall over. 2. The foundation at the bottom and the concrete core running up the middle.
  2. 2.1. The cow, the cold tank, the tanker, the dairy and the bottles. 2. To explain how milk gets from a cow to a shop.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.1.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.