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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 paper is sorted, pulped, pressed and dried. What would a diagram add?
  • A.A list of hard words
  • B.A picture of each stage, joined by arrows
  • C.A photo of the author
2.A text says two plates of rock push, stick and slip. How would a diagram help?
  • A.It tells you who wrote the text
  • B.It shows the plates and which way they move
  • C.It shows what time the earthquake happened
3.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
4.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
5.What does an arrow on a diagram usually show?
  • A.Where to start coloring
  • B.Which way something moves, or what comes next
  • C.That the drawing is finished
6.Why might a text about camels include a labeled drawing?
  • A.To make the page longer
  • B.To tell a story about a camel
  • C.To show where the hump, eyelashes and wide feet are
7.You cannot picture how a frog grows from the words alone. What would help?
  • A.A longer title
  • B.A diagram of the stages from frogspawn to frog
  • C.A word in bold print
8.A text describes the steps of launching a lifeboat. Which image fits best?
  • A.A drawing of a fish
  • B.A single photo of the sea
  • C.Numbered pictures of each step

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Answer key — What a Diagram Adds

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A picture of each stage, joined by arrows
  2. 2.It shows the plates and which way they move
  3. 3.Name each part so you can find it
  4. 4.A cut-away drawing showing the three layers
  5. 5.Which way something moves, or what comes next
  6. 6.To show where the hump, eyelashes and wide feet are
  7. 7.A diagram of the stages from frogspawn to frog
  8. 8.Numbered pictures of each step

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.