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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

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.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.
2.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.
3.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 names everybody who lived there.
  • C.It shows where the town's streets are.
4.A text about Yellowstone adds a map with the rivers marked. What does it add?
  • A.It explains how wolves hunt.
  • B.It shows how many wolves there are each year.
  • C.It shows where the rivers run through the park.
5.A text about a frog's life cycle adds a diagram with arrows in a circle. What does it add?
  • A.It gives the author's opinion of frogs.
  • B.It gives the frog a name.
  • C.It shows the stages repeat in a loop.
6.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.
7.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 lets you compare the wet and dry months at a glance.
  • C.It shows a map of the rain clouds.
8.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 shows what a planet sounds like.
  • C.It tells a story about an astronaut.

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Answer key — Charts, Diagrams and Timelines

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  1. 1.It shows the inside, where the magma rises.
  2. 2.It shows the order and dates of the flights.
  3. 3.It shows how the number of people rose or fell over time.
  4. 4.It shows where the rivers run through the park.
  5. 5.It shows the stages repeat in a loop.
  6. 6.It shows what the work really looked like at the time.
  7. 7.It lets you compare the wet and dry months at a glance.
  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.