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Charts, Diagrams and Timelines is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on choosing what a chart, diagram or timeline adds to a text, aligned to Common Core standard RI.4.7. 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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Charts, Diagrams and Timelines

RI.4.7

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Circle the right answer.

1.A text about the planets adds a table of their sizes and distances from the Sun. What does it add?
  • A.It tells a story about an astronaut.
  • B.It puts the numbers side by side so they can be compared.
  • C.It shows what a planet sounds like.
2.A text about bridges adds a photograph of one being built in 1930. What does it add?
  • A.It explains the math of a bridge.
  • B.It shows how bridges will look in the future.
  • C.It shows what the work really looked like at the time.
3.A text about coral adds a close-up diagram of one polyp with its algae labeled. What does it add?
  • A.It shows where reefs are on a world map.
  • B.It shows parts too small to see, which the text describes.
  • C.It gives the date reefs formed.
4.A text about a frog's life cycle adds a diagram with arrows in a circle. What does it add?
  • A.It gives the author's opinion of frogs.
  • B.It gives the frog a name.
  • C.It shows the stages repeat in a loop.
5.A text about Britain's railways adds a timeline from 1825 to 1880. What does it add?
  • A.It shows what a train looks like inside.
  • B.It shows when each change happened, in order.
  • C.It tells a story about a driver.
6.A text about a canal lock adds three numbered pictures. What do they add?
  • A.They list the boats by size.
  • B.They show the steps of a boat passing through, in order.
  • C.They show the cost of building the canal.
7.A text about Yellowstone adds a map with the rivers marked. What does it add?
  • A.It shows how many wolves there are each year.
  • B.It shows where the rivers run through the park.
  • C.It explains how wolves hunt.
8.A text about rainfall adds a bar chart of the rain in each month. What does it add?
  • A.It explains why rain falls.
  • B.It lets you compare the wet and dry months at a glance.
  • C.It shows a map of the rain clouds.

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Answer key — Charts, Diagrams and Timelines

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  1. 1.It puts the numbers side by side so they can be compared.
  2. 2.It shows what the work really looked like at the time.
  3. 3.It shows parts too small to see, which the text describes.
  4. 4.It shows the stages repeat in a loop.
  5. 5.It shows when each change happened, in order.
  6. 6.They show the steps of a boat passing through, in order.
  7. 7.It shows where the rivers run through the park.
  8. 8.It lets you compare the wet and dry months at a glance.

Questions about Charts, Diagrams and Timelines

What does the Charts, Diagrams and Timelines worksheet cover?

It practices choosing what a chart, diagram or timeline adds to a text — 8 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core RI.4.7: Read charts, diagrams and time lines, and say what they add to the text. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Charts, Diagrams and Timelines practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.7 — RI.4.7, under Reading: Informational Text for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Charts, Diagrams and Timelines is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on RI.4.7, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Charts, Diagrams and Timelines come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Charts, Diagrams and Timelines can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Charts, Diagrams and Timelines free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Charts, Diagrams and Timelines, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach RI.4.7?

Yes — “Charts, Timelines and Web Pages” is a 40-minute Grade 4 plan for RI.4.7, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Charts, Diagrams and Timelines is the practice that follows it.

More practice for RI.4.7

Read charts, diagrams and time lines, and say what they add to the text.

Teaching this next? Charts, Timelines and Web Pages is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.7 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.