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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 how bridges will look in the future.
  • B.It explains the math of a bridge.
  • C.It shows what the work really looked like at the time.
2.A text about the heart adds a labeled cut-away diagram. What does it add?
  • A.It shows how fast hearts beat over a year.
  • B.It lists doctors in order of age.
  • C.It shows where each part is and what it is called.
3.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.
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 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.
6.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.
7.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 shows how the number of people rose or fell over time.
  • C.It names everybody who lived there.
8.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 compares the brothers' heights.
  • C.It shows the order and dates of the flights.

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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 each part is and what it is called.
  3. 3.They show the steps of a boat passing through, in order.
  4. 4.It shows the stages repeat in a loop.
  5. 5.It lets you compare the wet and dry months at a glance.
  6. 6.It shows the inside, where the magma rises.
  7. 7.It shows how the number of people rose or fell over time.
  8. 8.It shows the order and dates of the flights.

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.