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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 explains how magma rises through a volcano. What would a diagram show?
  • A.A volcano cut in half, with an arrow up the middle
  • B.A list of famous volcanoes
  • C.A volcano seen from far away
2.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
3.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
4.A text describes the steps of launching a lifeboat. Which image fits best?
  • A.A drawing of a fish
  • B.Numbered pictures of each step
  • C.A single photo of the sea
5.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
6.A text says a tooth has a hard white outside and a soft middle. Which image would help most?
  • A.A tooth drawn cut in half, with each part labeled
  • B.A picture of a toothbrush
  • C.A photo of a smile
7.What can a diagram do that a sentence cannot do easily?
  • A.Show where every part is, all at once
  • B.Tell you the author's name
  • C.Rhyme with the title
8.Why might a text about camels include a labeled drawing?
  • A.To make the page longer
  • B.To show where the hump, eyelashes and wide feet are
  • C.To tell a story about a camel

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Answer key — What a Diagram Adds

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A volcano cut in half, with an arrow up the middle
  2. 2.That the stages happen again and again
  3. 3.A cut-away drawing showing the three layers
  4. 4.Numbered pictures of each step
  5. 5.Name each part so you can find it
  6. 6.A tooth drawn cut in half, with each part labeled
  7. 7.Show where every part is, all at once
  8. 8.To show where the hump, eyelashes and wide feet are

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.