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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 coral adds a close-up diagram of one polyp with its algae labeled. What does it add?
  • A.It shows where reefs are on a world map.
  • B.It gives the date reefs formed.
  • C.It shows parts too small to see, which the text describes.
2.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.
3.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.
4.A text about a frog's life cycle adds a diagram with arrows in a circle. What does it add?
  • A.It shows the stages repeat in a loop.
  • B.It gives the frog a name.
  • C.It gives the author's opinion of frogs.
5.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.
6.A text about the planets adds a table of their sizes and distances from the Sun. What does it add?
  • A.It puts the numbers side by side so they can be compared.
  • B.It tells a story about an astronaut.
  • C.It shows what a planet sounds like.
7.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 steps of a boat passing through, in order.
  • C.They show the cost of building the canal.
8.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.

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Answer key — Charts, Diagrams and Timelines

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  1. 1.It shows parts too small to see, which the text describes.
  2. 2.It shows the order and dates of the flights.
  3. 3.It shows the inside, where the magma rises.
  4. 4.It shows the stages repeat in a loop.
  5. 5.It shows where each part is and what it is called.
  6. 6.It puts the numbers side by side so they can be compared.
  7. 7.They show the steps of a boat passing through, in order.
  8. 8.It shows what share of the trash each material makes up.

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.