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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

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.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 explains how wolves hunt.
  • C.It shows where the rivers run through the park.
2.A text about a canal lock adds three numbered pictures. What do they add?
  • A.They show the steps of a boat passing through, in order.
  • B.They show the cost of building the canal.
  • C.They list the boats by size.
3.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.
4.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.
5.A text about bridges adds a photograph of one being built in 1930. What does it add?
  • A.It shows how bridges will look in the future.
  • B.It shows what the work really looked like at the time.
  • C.It explains the math of a bridge.
6.A text about volcanoes adds a cross-section of a volcano. What does it add?
  • A.It shows the inside, where the magma rises.
  • B.It lists every volcano by name.
  • C.It shows how many people visit volcanoes.
7.A text about recycling adds a pie chart of what goes in the school's trash. What does it add?
  • A.It shows the order the trash cans are emptied.
  • B.It tells how to make paper.
  • C.It shows what share of the trash each material makes up.
8.A text about the Wright brothers adds a timeline of their test flights. What does it add?
  • A.It compares the brothers' heights.
  • B.It shows the inside of the engine.
  • C.It shows the order and dates of the flights.

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Answer key — Charts, Diagrams and Timelines

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  1. 1.It shows where the rivers run through the park.
  2. 2.They show the steps of a boat passing through, in order.
  3. 3.It shows the stages repeat in a loop.
  4. 4.It shows when each change happened, in order.
  5. 5.It shows what the work really looked like at the time.
  6. 6.It shows the inside, where the magma rises.
  7. 7.It shows what share of the trash each material makes up.
  8. 8.It shows the order and dates of the flights.

More practice for RI.4.7

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

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