Sequencing Events — Answer Key
Part A: Read and Answer
Mia wanted to grow a flower. First, she dug a small hole in the dirt. Next, she put a seed in the hole. Then, she covered the seed with dirt and gave it water. Last, after many days, a pretty flower grew tall in the sun. Read the passage above. Then answer the questions below.
1. First, Mia dug a small hole in the dirt.
Mia dug a hole first because a seed needs a space in the soil before it can be planted. This is the very first step in growing a flower.
2. Next, she put a seed in the hole.
After digging the hole, Mia placed the seed inside it. The word Next signals this is the second step in the sequence.
3. Then, she covered the seed with dirt and gave it water.
Water is what the seed needs to start growing. Covering the seed and watering it comes after planting, making it the third step.
4. Last, a pretty flower grew tall in the sun.
The flower growing is the final result of all the steps Mia completed. The word Last tells us nothing comes after this event.
5. Mia wanted to grow a flower.
Growing a flower was Mia's goal for the whole sequence of steps. Each action she took moved her closer to that goal.
6. Mia watered the seed before she put it in the hole.
True False
This is false. Mia put the seed in the hole (step 2) and then covered and watered it (step 3). You must plant the seed before you can water it.
7. The first thing Mia did was dig a hole.
True False
This is true. The story says 'First, Mia dug a small hole in the dirt,' making digging the very first action in the sequence.
8. The flower grew before Mia gave the seed water.
True False
This is false. Mia watered the seed (step 3) before the flower grew (step 4, the last event). Plants need water in order to grow.
9. The last event was the flower growing tall.
True False
This is true. The story ends with 'Last, a pretty flower grew tall in the sun,' identifying the flower's growth as the final event.
10. Put the steps in order from first to last.
She put the seed in.
Step 1
Mia dug a hole.
Step 2
She covered the seed.
Step 3
A flower grew tall.
Step 4
The sequence follows the logical steps of planting: dig a hole first, then place the seed, then cover and water it, and finally the flower grows.
11. Number these events in the correct order.
A flower grew.
Step 1
She watered the seed.
Step 2
She planted the seed.
Step 3
Mia dug a hole.
Step 4
The correct order matches the story: dig a hole, plant the seed, water the seed, and watch the flower grow. Each step depends on the one before it.