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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 tells how to make paper.
  • B.It shows the order the trash cans are emptied.
  • C.It shows what share of the trash each material makes up.
2.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 shows a map of the rain clouds.
  • C.It lets you compare the wet and dry months at a glance.
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 show the cost of building the canal.
  • C.They list the boats by size.
4.A text about a town adds a line graph of its population from 1900 to 2000. What does it add?
  • A.It names everybody who lived there.
  • B.It shows where the town's streets are.
  • C.It shows how the number of people rose or fell over time.
5.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 explains how wolves hunt.
  • C.It shows how many wolves there are each year.
6.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.
7.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 puts the numbers side by side so they can be compared.
  • C.It tells a story about an astronaut.
8.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.

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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 lets you compare the wet and dry months at a glance.
  3. 3.They show the steps of a boat passing through, in order.
  4. 4.It shows how the number of people rose or fell over time.
  5. 5.It shows where the rivers run through the park.
  6. 6.It shows the order and dates of the flights.
  7. 7.It puts the numbers side by side so they can be compared.
  8. 8.It shows what the work really looked like at the time.

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.