Sequencing Events — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. In a story about getting ready for school, 'Wake up' would happen first.
Waking up would happen first because it is the beginning step in getting ready for school.
2. In the same story, 'Walk to the bus stop' would happen near the end.
Walking to the bus stop would happen near the end because it is one of the last steps.
3. The signal word that means 'right after' is next.
The word next means right after and signals the event that follows.
4. If a story says 'Last, the boy went to sleep,' that event is at the end.
The word last tells us this event is at the end of the story.
5. The word 'then' can replace the word 'next' in a sequence.
The word then can replace next because both signal the middle of a sequence.
6. In a story about planting a seed, 'The flower blooms' happens last.
The flower blooming happens last because it is the final result of planting.
7. A reader can use sequence words to retell a story in the right order.
Sequence words help a reader retell a story in the right order.
8. The event that starts a story is found at the beginning.
The first event in a story is found at the beginning.
9. 'First, she opened the book' tells us the first event.
The word first tells us this is the first event in the sequence.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Dig a hole in the soil.
→ 1st - The first step
4th - The last step
Watch the flower bloom.
→ 4th - The last step
1st - The first step
Drop a seed into the hole.
→ 2nd - The second step
3rd - The third step
Water the seed every day.
→ 3rd - The third step
2nd - The second step
The correct order for planting is: 1st dig a hole, 2nd drop a seed, 3rd water the seed, 4th watch the flower bloom.