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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 Wright brothers adds a timeline of their test flights. What does it add?
  • A.It shows the order and dates of the flights.
  • B.It compares the brothers' heights.
  • C.It shows the inside of the engine.
2.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 tells a story about a driver.
  • C.It shows when each change happened, in order.
3.A text about the planets adds a table of their sizes and distances from the Sun. What does it add?
  • A.It shows what a planet sounds like.
  • B.It tells a story about an astronaut.
  • C.It puts the numbers side by side so they can be compared.
4.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 what the work really looked like at the time.
  • C.It shows how bridges will look in the future.
5.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 cost of building the canal.
  • C.They show the steps of a boat passing through, in order.
6.A text about a town adds a line graph of its population from 1900 to 2000. What does it add?
  • A.It shows where the town's streets are.
  • B.It names everybody who lived there.
  • C.It shows how the number of people rose or fell over time.
7.A text about a frog's life cycle adds a diagram with arrows in a circle. What does it add?
  • A.It gives the frog a name.
  • B.It shows the stages repeat in a loop.
  • C.It gives the author's opinion of frogs.
8.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 how fast hearts beat over a year.
  • C.It shows where each part is and what it is called.

LessonPrint · RI.4.7 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Charts, Diagrams and Timelines

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  1. 1.It shows the order and dates of the flights.
  2. 2.It shows when each change happened, in order.
  3. 3.It puts the numbers side by side so they can be compared.
  4. 4.It shows what the work really looked like at the time.
  5. 5.They show the steps of a boat passing through, in order.
  6. 6.It shows how the number of people rose or fell over time.
  7. 7.It shows the stages repeat in a loop.
  8. 8.It shows where each part is and what it is called.

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.