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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 bridges adds a photograph of one being built in 1930. What does it add?
  • A.It shows what the work really looked like at the time.
  • B.It explains the math of a bridge.
  • C.It shows how bridges will look in the future.
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 explains how wolves hunt.
  • C.It shows how many wolves there are each year.
3.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 gives the author's opinion of frogs.
  • C.It shows the stages repeat in a loop.
4.A text about the Wright brothers adds a timeline of their test flights. What does it add?
  • A.It compares the brothers' heights.
  • B.It shows the inside of the engine.
  • C.It shows the order and dates of the flights.
5.A text about rainfall adds a bar chart of the rain in each month. What does it add?
  • A.It lets you compare the wet and dry months at a glance.
  • B.It shows a map of the rain clouds.
  • C.It explains why rain falls.
6.A text about Britain's railways adds a timeline from 1825 to 1880. What does it add?
  • A.It shows when each change happened, in order.
  • B.It shows what a train looks like inside.
  • C.It tells a story about a driver.
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 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.

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Answer key — Charts, Diagrams and Timelines

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  1. 1.It shows what the work really looked like at the time.
  2. 2.It shows where the rivers run through the park.
  3. 3.It shows the stages repeat in a loop.
  4. 4.It shows the order and dates of the flights.
  5. 5.It lets you compare the wet and dry months at a glance.
  6. 6.It shows when each change happened, in order.
  7. 7.They show the steps of a boat passing through, in order.
  8. 8.It puts the numbers side by side so they can be compared.

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.