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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 recycling adds a pie chart of what goes in the school's trash. What does it add?
  • A.It shows what share of the trash each material makes up.
  • B.It shows the order the trash cans are emptied.
  • C.It tells how to make paper.
2.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.
3.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 list the boats by size.
  • C.They show the cost of building the canal.
4.A text about rainfall adds a bar chart of the rain in each month. What does it add?
  • A.It shows a map of the rain clouds.
  • B.It lets you compare the wet and dry months at a glance.
  • C.It explains why rain falls.
5.A text about Britain's railways adds a timeline from 1825 to 1880. What does it add?
  • A.It tells a story about a driver.
  • B.It shows what a train looks like inside.
  • C.It shows when each change happened, in order.
6.A text about the heart adds a labeled cut-away diagram. What does it add?
  • A.It shows how fast hearts beat over a year.
  • B.It lists doctors in order of age.
  • C.It shows where each part is and what it is called.
7.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 shows how many people visit volcanoes.
  • C.It lists every volcano by name.
8.A text about the Wright brothers adds a timeline of their test flights. What does it add?
  • A.It shows the inside of the engine.
  • B.It shows the order and dates of the flights.
  • C.It compares the brothers' heights.

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Answer key — Charts, Diagrams and Timelines

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  1. 1.It shows what share of the trash each material makes up.
  2. 2.It puts the numbers side by side so they can be compared.
  3. 3.They show the steps of a boat passing through, in order.
  4. 4.It lets you compare the wet and dry months at a glance.
  5. 5.It shows when each change happened, in order.
  6. 6.It shows where each part is and what it is called.
  7. 7.It shows the inside, where the magma rises.
  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.

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.