Grade 4 ELA Practice Test: Charts, Diagrams and Timelines
- Charts, Diagrams and Timelines
- 10 questions
- 15 minutes
Questions 1-4 use a timeline and questions 5-7 use a table; the rest are about diagrams and maps. Tip: read the title and labels of a chart before you read the numbers.
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Question 1
Read the timeline and answer questions 1-4.
Timeline: The Oak Hill Library
1902: The library opens in a small house.
1931: The library moves into a new brick building.
1968: A children's room is added.
1999: The first computers arrive.
2015: A bookmobile starts visiting farms outside town.
What happened right after the library moved into the brick building?
Correct answer: D
The brick building came in 1931, and the next event on the timeline is the children's room in 1968.
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Question 2
Use the timeline of the Oak Hill Library.
How many years after the library opened did it move into the brick building?
Correct answer: A
The library opened in 1902 and moved in 1931. 1931 minus 1902 is 29 years.
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Question 3
Use the timeline of the Oak Hill Library.
Which question can the timeline answer?
Correct answer: C
The timeline lists 1999 as the year the computers came. It gives no names, book counts or colors.
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Question 4
Use the timeline of the Oak Hill Library.
Why would an author include this timeline in an article about the library?
Correct answer: B
Timelines show events in time order, so a reader can see how the library changed over the years.
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Question 5
Read the table and answer questions 5-7.
Books Read in March
Room 12: 45 books
Room 14: 38 books
Room 16: 52 books
Room 18: 41 booksWhich class read the most books in March?
Correct answer: C
Room 16 read 52 books, which is more than 45, 38 or 41.
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Question 6
Use the table "Books Read in March."
How many more books did Room 12 read than Room 14?
Correct answer: B
Room 12 read 45 books and Room 14 read 38. 45 minus 38 is 7.
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Question 7
An article says: "One class read more than 50 books in March and won the reading contest."
How does the table help a reader understand this sentence?
Correct answer: A
Only Room 16 has more than 50 books in the table, so the table tells which class won. The table covers only March.
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Question 8
A diagram shows the life cycle of a butterfly. Four pictures are connected by arrows in a circle: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, adult butterfly.
According to the diagram, what stage comes right after the caterpillar?
Correct answer: D
Following the arrows, the caterpillar becomes a chrysalis, and then an adult butterfly comes out of it.
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Question 9
On a map, which part explains what the symbols, such as a tent for a campground, stand for?
Correct answer: B
The map key (also called a legend) lists each symbol and its meaning. The compass rose shows directions, and the scale shows distance.
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Question 10
Jordan is writing a report about how a seed grows into a plant.
Which visual would best help readers see how the plant changes over time?
Correct answer: A
A series of labeled drawings in order shows each stage of growth. Maps and price tables do not show change over time.
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