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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 diagram shows a frog's life cycle drawn in a circle. What does the circle show?
  • A.That the pond is round
  • B.That frogs are round
  • C.That the stages happen again and again
2.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 map of the Arctic
  • C.A cut-away drawing showing the three layers
3.A drawing of a fire engine has labels. What do the labels do?
  • A.Tell you how fast it goes
  • B.Make the drawing colorful
  • C.Name each part so you can find it
4.A text says two plates of rock push, stick and slip. How would a diagram help?
  • A.It shows what time the earthquake happened
  • B.It tells you who wrote the text
  • C.It shows the plates and which way they move
5.What can a diagram do that a sentence cannot do easily?
  • A.Rhyme with the title
  • B.Show where every part is, all at once
  • C.Tell you the author's name
6.A text describes the steps of launching a lifeboat. Which image fits best?
  • A.Numbered pictures of each step
  • B.A drawing of a fish
  • C.A single photo of the sea
7.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
8.What does an arrow on a diagram usually show?
  • A.Which way something moves, or what comes next
  • B.That the drawing is finished
  • C.Where to start coloring

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Answer key — What a Diagram Adds

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.That the stages happen again and again
  2. 2.A cut-away drawing showing the three layers
  3. 3.Name each part so you can find it
  4. 4.It shows the plates and which way they move
  5. 5.Show where every part is, all at once
  6. 6.Numbered pictures of each step
  7. 7.To show where the hump, eyelashes and wide feet are
  8. 8.Which way something moves, or what comes next

More practice for RI.2.7

Explain what a diagram adds that the words alone do not.

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