At the hard level, this worksheet asks students to think critically about how stories unfold. Part A features four multiple-choice questions in which students read short story openings about characters like Mia and Tom and predict the most logical next or final event. Part B includes five fill-in-the-blank sentences that reinforce key vocabulary, including how 'first' marks the opening event and 'finally' signals the closing event of a story.
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Sequencing Events
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Read the story: "First, Mia put on her shoes. Then, she grabbed her backpack. Finally, she walked to school." What happened right AFTER Mia put on her shoes?
A) She walked to school.
B) She grabbed her backpack.
C) She ate breakfast.
D) She tied her hair.
2. Read the story: "Tom woke up early. Next, he brushed his teeth. Then, he ate cereal. Last, he got on the bus." What happened FIRST?
A) He ate cereal.
B) He got on the bus.
C) Tom woke up early.
D) He brushed his teeth.
3. Read the story: "The dog dug a hole. After that, it buried the bone. Then, it covered the hole with dirt." What happened LAST?
A) The dog dug a hole.
B) It found a bone.
C) It buried the bone.
D) It covered the hole with dirt.
4. Read the story: "First, we picked apples. Next, we washed them. Then, Mom cut them up. Finally, we made apple pie." What happened right BEFORE they made apple pie?
A) They picked apples.
B) They washed the apples.
C) Mom cut them up.
D) They ate the pie.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. In a sequence, the word 'first' tells us the first event.
2. 'Finally' is a signal word that marks the end of a story.
3. The events between the beginning and end make up the middle of a story.
4. The word 'then' helps connect one event to the next.
5. When we put events in the right order, we are sequencing them.
Sequencing Events
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Read the story: "First, Mia put on her shoes. Then, she grabbed her backpack. Finally, she walked to school." What happened right AFTER Mia put on her shoes?
A) She walked to school.
B) She grabbed her backpack.
C) She ate breakfast.
D) She tied her hair.
2. Read the story: "Tom woke up early. Next, he brushed his teeth. Then, he ate cereal. Last, he got on the bus." What happened FIRST?
A) He ate cereal.
B) He got on the bus.
C) Tom woke up early.
D) He brushed his teeth.
3. Read the story: "The dog dug a hole. After that, it buried the bone. Then, it covered the hole with dirt." What happened LAST?
A) The dog dug a hole.
B) It found a bone.
C) It buried the bone.
D) It covered the hole with dirt.
4. Read the story: "First, we picked apples. Next, we washed them. Then, Mom cut them up. Finally, we made apple pie." What happened right BEFORE they made apple pie?
A) They picked apples.
B) They washed the apples.
C) Mom cut them up.
D) They ate the pie.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) In a sequence, the word 'first' tells us the first event.
2) 'Finally' is a signal word that marks the end of a story.
3) The events between the beginning and end make up the middle of a story.
4) The word 'then' helps connect one event to the next.
5) When we put events in the right order, we are sequencing them.
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