Sequencing Events — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. next
2. last
3. then
4. first
5. order
6. begin
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. You wake up. Then you eat breakfast.
Eating breakfast happens right after waking up, so Then is the time word that joins those two events in the morning.
2. The last step is to brush your teeth before bed.
Brushing your teeth before bed is the very final thing you do at night, so last is the word that names that ending step.
3. We say first to talk about what happens at the start.
When we want to talk about what happens at the very start, first is the word we reach for, like the first scene of a movie.
4. After lunch, next we go out to play.
Going out to play happens right after lunch, and next is the word that shows the play time follows the meal.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Last means something happens at the very end.
True False
True. Last points to the very end, so it names the event that happens after all the others are finished.
2. Then tells us what happened before everything else.
True False
False. Then tells us what comes after something, not what came before everything else.
3. Stories have events that happen in an order.
True False
True. Every story has a beginning, middle, and end, so its events follow an order from one to the next.