Sequencing Events — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which sequence word do we use for the very end?
A) next
B) then
C) first
D) last
A caterpillar must eat many leaves to grow big and strong before it can form a cocoon and become a butterfly.
2. Lily planted a seed. She watered it. A flower grew. What happened first?
A) A flower grew
B) She watered it
C) She planted a seed
D) She picked the flower
Once the batter is mixed, you pour it into a pan so it has a shape before going in the oven.
3. What does next mean in a story?
A) It happened before
B) It is the last thing
C) It comes after something
D) It did not happen
Putting the letter in the mailbox is the final step because after that the mail carrier picks it up.
4. Ben made a sandwich. Then he ate it. Last he cleaned up. What did Ben do after he ate?
A) Made a sandwich
B) Ate the sandwich
C) Cleaned up
D) Went to sleep
Morning circle time is the very first group activity at school, happening before lessons and recess.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. First we gather the art supplies. Then we start painting.
Stacking one block is the starting step because every tower begins with a single block at the bottom.
2. The frog jumped in the pond. Then it swam away.
Adding more blocks is the step right after placing the first one, so next shows this comes second.
3. She began her story by writing the title on top.
Keep means you repeat the same step over and over, stacking more blocks to make the tower grow.
4. We eat breakfast, go to school, and come home. Coming home is last.
The tower gets too tall first, and then it falls, so the falling happens after it reaches that height.
5. After we read, next we answer the questions.
Begin means to start over, so you go back to step one and build a new tower from scratch.