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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 describes the steps of launching a lifeboat. Which image fits best?
  • A.A single photo of the sea
  • B.A drawing of a fish
  • C.Numbered pictures of each step
2.A text says two plates of rock push, stick and slip. How would a diagram help?
  • A.It shows the plates and which way they move
  • B.It tells you who wrote the text
  • C.It shows what time the earthquake happened
3.A text says a tooth has a hard white outside and a soft middle. Which image would help most?
  • A.A photo of a smile
  • B.A picture of a toothbrush
  • C.A tooth drawn cut in half, with each part labeled
4.A text explains how magma rises through a volcano. What would a diagram show?
  • A.A list of famous volcanoes
  • B.A volcano seen from far away
  • C.A volcano cut in half, with an arrow up the middle
5.A text says a polar bear has fat, then skin, then fur. Which picture would help most?
  • A.A map of the Arctic
  • B.A photo of a bear asleep
  • C.A cut-away drawing showing the three layers
6.A drawing of a fire engine has labels. What do the labels do?
  • A.Make the drawing colorful
  • B.Tell you how fast it goes
  • C.Name each part so you can find it
7.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
8.A diagram shows a frog's life cycle drawn in a circle. What does the circle show?
  • A.That the pond is round
  • B.That the stages happen again and again
  • C.That frogs are round

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Answer key — What a Diagram Adds

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Numbered pictures of each step
  2. 2.It shows the plates and which way they move
  3. 3.A tooth drawn cut in half, with each part labeled
  4. 4.A volcano cut in half, with an arrow up the middle
  5. 5.A cut-away drawing showing the three layers
  6. 6.Name each part so you can find it
  7. 7.A diagram of the stages from frogspawn to frog
  8. 8.That the stages happen again and again

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.