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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

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Circle the right answer.

1.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 cut-away drawing showing the three layers
  • C.A photo of a bear asleep
2.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
3.What does an arrow on a diagram usually show?
  • A.That the drawing is finished
  • B.Which way something moves, or what comes next
  • C.Where to start coloring
4.A diagram shows a frog's life cycle drawn in a circle. What does the circle show?
  • A.That the stages happen again and again
  • B.That frogs are round
  • C.That the pond is round
5.A text describes the steps of launching a lifeboat. Which image fits best?
  • A.A single photo of the sea
  • B.Numbered pictures of each step
  • C.A drawing of a fish
6.A text says paper is sorted, pulped, pressed and dried. What would a diagram add?
  • A.A picture of each stage, joined by arrows
  • B.A list of hard words
  • C.A photo of the author
7.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
8.You cannot picture how a frog grows from the words alone. What would help?
  • A.A word in bold print
  • B.A longer title
  • C.A diagram of the stages from frogspawn to frog

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Answer key — What a Diagram Adds

Set 5. 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.Which way something moves, or what comes next
  4. 4.That the stages happen again and again
  5. 5.Numbered pictures of each step
  6. 6.A picture of each stage, joined by arrows
  7. 7.A volcano cut in half, with an arrow up the middle
  8. 8.A diagram of the stages from frogspawn to frog

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.