Sequencing Events — Answer Key
Part A: Read and Answer
The first graders went on a field trip to the farm. First, they rode a big yellow bus to get there. Next, the farmer showed them the barn and the cows. Then, the kids fed corn to the chickens. After that, they picked apples from the apple trees. Last, they rode the bus back to school and told their teacher about the fun day.
1. How did the kids get to the farm?
A) They walked.
B) They rode a bus.
C) They rode bikes.
D) Their parents drove.
The first graders rode a bus to get to the farm for their field trip. This is the first event — knowing how the children arrived sets up everything that follows.
2. What did the kids do right after seeing the barn and cows?
A) Picked apples
B) Rode the bus home
C) Fed corn to chickens
D) Ate lunch
After the farmer showed them the barn and cows, the next event was feeding corn to the chickens. The phrase right after asks for the immediately following event.
3. What happened last in the story?
A) They fed chickens.
B) They picked apples.
C) They rode the bus back to school.
D) They saw the barn.
Riding the bus back to school was the last event — it closes the field trip story. The last event is always the one that happens after everything else is complete.
4. Which event happened before picking apples?
A) Riding the bus home
B) Telling the teacher
C) Feeding corn to chickens
D) Going back to school
The kids fed corn to the chickens before they went to pick apples from the apple trees. Understanding the before relationship requires knowing the order of events in the middle of the story.
5. The first graders went on a field trip to the farm.
The farm is the destination and setting of the field trip story. Identifying the setting is important for understanding the context of the sequence of events.
6. The farmer showed them the barn and the cows.
The farmer showed the students the barn and cows as one of the first activities on the farm. This event comes near the beginning of the farm visit sequence.
7. The kids fed corn to the chickens.
Feeding corn to the chickens is a specific detail from the middle of the field trip. Recalling what was fed to the chickens shows comprehension of the story events.
8. They picked apples from the apple trees.
Picking apples from the trees happened after feeding the chickens and before returning to school. It is one of the last activities in the sequence of farm events.
9. They told their teacher about the fun day.
Telling their teacher about the day is the very last detail in the story. It shows the children reflecting on the sequence of events after the field trip ended.