Sequencing Events — Answer Key
Part A: Read and Answer
Every morning, Ben follows the same steps. First, he wakes up when his alarm rings. Next, he brushes his teeth and washes his face. Then, he gets dressed and eats breakfast with his family. After that, he grabs his backpack. Last, he walks to the bus stop with his mom. Read the passage. Then answer the questions.
1. First, Ben wakes up when his alarm rings.
Ben's alarm waking him up is the very first event in his morning routine. Without the alarm ringing, none of the other steps could follow.
2. Next, he brushes his teeth and washes his face.
After waking up, brushing teeth is the second step in Ben's morning. The word Next signals this comes right after the first event.
3. Then, he gets dressed and eats breakfast with his family.
Eating breakfast is part of the third step in Ben's morning. The word Then signals this happens in the middle of the sequence.
4. After that, he grabs his backpack.
Grabbing his backpack comes after breakfast and before leaving for the bus. It is one of the last things Ben does inside the house.
5. Last, he walks to the bus stop with his mom.
Walking to the bus stop is the last step in Ben's morning routine. The word Last tells us no more events in the routine come after this.
6. Every morning, Ben follows the same steps.
The word steps refers to the sequence of actions Ben takes in the same order every morning. Recognizing a set of ordered steps is the key skill in sequencing.
7. Ben eats breakfast with his family.
The story tells us Ben eats breakfast with his family, giving a detail about who shares this part of his morning routine with him.
8. He washes his face after brushing his teeth.
The story says Ben brushes his teeth and washes his face as part of the same step. Washes is the correct action word from the story.
9. Ben walks to the bus stop with his mom.
The story ends with Ben walking to the bus stop with his mom. This detail tells us he does not go alone for the last step of his routine.
10. Match each step to what Ben does.
First
→ Wakes up
Walks to bus stop
Next
→ Brushes teeth
Wakes up
Then
→ Gets dressed and eats
Brushes teeth
Last
→ Walks to bus stop
Gets dressed and eats
The sequence words in the story map directly to Ben's actions: First = wakes up, Next = brushes teeth, Then = gets dressed and eats, Last = walks to bus stop. Each word signals where in the morning routine that event belongs.