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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 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.
2.A text about Yellowstone adds a map with the rivers marked. What does it add?
  • A.It shows where the rivers run through the park.
  • B.It shows how many wolves there are each year.
  • C.It explains how wolves hunt.
3.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 explains the math of a bridge.
  • C.It shows what the work really looked like at the time.
4.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.
5.A text about volcanoes adds a cross-section of a volcano. What does it add?
  • A.It shows how many people visit volcanoes.
  • B.It shows the inside, where the magma rises.
  • C.It lists every volcano by name.
6.A text about a town adds a line graph of its population from 1900 to 2000. What does it add?
  • A.It shows how the number of people rose or fell over time.
  • B.It names everybody who lived there.
  • C.It shows where the town's streets are.
7.A text about the heart adds a labeled cut-away diagram. What does it add?
  • A.It lists doctors in order of age.
  • B.It shows where each part is and what it is called.
  • C.It shows how fast hearts beat over a year.
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 the stages repeat in a loop.
  2. 2.It shows where the rivers run through the park.
  3. 3.It shows what the work really looked like at the time.
  4. 4.It puts the numbers side by side so they can be compared.
  5. 5.It shows the inside, where the magma rises.
  6. 6.It shows how the number of people rose or fell over time.
  7. 7.It shows where each part is and what it is called.
  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.