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What a Diagram Adds is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on choosing the picture or diagram that makes a text clearer, aligned to Common Core standard RI.2.7. 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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What a Diagram Adds

RI.2.7

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.A text says a polar bear has fat, then skin, then fur. Which picture would help most?
  • A.A photo of a bear asleep
  • B.A cut-away drawing showing the three layers
  • C.A map of the Arctic
2.A drawing of a fire engine has labels. What do the labels do?
  • A.Name each part so you can find it
  • B.Make the drawing colorful
  • C.Tell you how fast it goes
3.Why might a text about camels include a labeled drawing?
  • A.To show where the hump, eyelashes and wide feet are
  • B.To make the page longer
  • C.To tell a story about a camel
4.What does an arrow on a diagram usually show?
  • A.Where to start coloring
  • B.That the drawing is finished
  • C.Which way something moves, or what comes next
5.You cannot picture how a frog grows from the words alone. What would help?
  • A.A diagram of the stages from frogspawn to frog
  • B.A word in bold print
  • C.A longer title
6.A text describes the steps of launching a lifeboat. Which image fits best?
  • A.Numbered pictures of each step
  • B.A single photo of the sea
  • C.A drawing of a fish
7.A diagram shows a frog's life cycle drawn in a circle. What does the circle show?
  • A.That frogs are round
  • B.That the stages happen again and again
  • C.That the pond is round
8.A text explains how magma rises through a volcano. What would a diagram show?
  • A.A list of famous volcanoes
  • B.A volcano cut in half, with an arrow up the middle
  • C.A volcano seen from far away

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Answer key — What a Diagram Adds

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A cut-away drawing showing the three layers
  2. 2.Name each part so you can find it
  3. 3.To show where the hump, eyelashes and wide feet are
  4. 4.Which way something moves, or what comes next
  5. 5.A diagram of the stages from frogspawn to frog
  6. 6.Numbered pictures of each step
  7. 7.That the stages happen again and again
  8. 8.A volcano cut in half, with an arrow up the middle

More practice for RI.2.7

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.7 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.