Home / English / Printables / Grade 4 / Charts, Diagrams and Timelines 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 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. 2. A text about a town adds a line graph of its population from 1900 to 2000. What does it add?
A. It shows how the number of people rose or fell over time. B. It shows where the town's streets are. C. It names everybody who lived there. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. A text about Yellowstone adds a map with the rivers marked. What does it add?
A. It shows how many wolves there are each year. B. It shows where the rivers run through the park. C. It explains how wolves hunt. 6. A text about volcanoes adds a cross-section of a volcano. What does it add?
A. It lists every volcano by name. B. It shows the inside, where the magma rises. C. It shows how many people visit volcanoes. 7. A text about coral adds a close-up diagram of one polyp with its algae labeled. What does it add?
A. It shows parts too small to see, which the text describes. B. It gives the date reefs formed. C. It shows where reefs are on a world map. 8. 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. LessonPrint · RI.4.7 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Charts, Diagrams and Timelines Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1. They show the steps of a boat passing through, in order. 2. It shows how the number of people rose or fell over time. 3. It puts the numbers side by side so they can be compared. 4. It shows the order and dates of the flights. 5. It shows where the rivers run through the park. 6. It shows the inside, where the magma rises. 7. It shows parts too small to see, which the text describes. 8. It shows what share of the trash each material makes up. Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.7 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.