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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 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 shows when each change happened, in order.
  • C.It tells a story about a driver.
2.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.
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 shows what the work really looked like at the time.
  • C.It explains the math of a bridge.
4.A text about rainfall adds a bar chart of the rain in each month. What does it add?
  • A.It shows a map of the rain clouds.
  • B.It explains why rain falls.
  • C.It lets you compare the wet and dry months at a glance.
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 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 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 list the boats by size.
  • C.They show the cost of building the canal.
8.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 shows how many people visit volcanoes.
  • C.It lists every volcano by name.

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Answer key — Charts, Diagrams and Timelines

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  1. 1.It shows when each change happened, in order.
  2. 2.It shows the stages repeat in a loop.
  3. 3.It shows what the work really looked like at the time.
  4. 4.It lets you compare the wet and dry months at a glance.
  5. 5.It shows where each part is and what it is called.
  6. 6.It shows the order and dates of the flights.
  7. 7.They show the steps of a boat passing through, in order.
  8. 8.It shows the inside, where the magma rises.

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.