Sequencing Events — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The first thing you do in the morning is wake up.
Waking up is the very start of the morning, so first names the step that comes before all the others.
2. Next you get out of bed and stretch.
Right after waking up, you climb out of bed, and Next points to that following step in the morning routine.
3. Then you wash your face in the bathroom.
Washing your face follows getting out of bed, so Then connects those two steps in order.
4. You eat cereal after you pour it in a bowl.
Pouring cereal in a bowl has to happen before you can eat it, so eating comes after the pouring step.
5. At last you grab your backpack for school.
Grabbing the backpack is the final morning step before school, so the phrase at last marks the end of the routine.
6. You brush your teeth before leaving home.
Cleaning your teeth uses a toothbrush, and brush is the action word that names what you do with it.
7. We stand in line to get on the bus.
Children wait one behind the other to board the bus, and that arrangement is called a line.
8. The bus ride happens before walking to class.
Riding the bus takes you to school, and walking to class happens once you arrive, so the bus ride comes before the walk.
9. You say hello to your teacher to begin the day.
Saying hello to your teacher is the very first thing in class, so begin fits because it names the start of the school day.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Wake up
→ First thing each day
First thing each day
Eat breakfast
→ After getting dressed
After getting dressed
Go to school
→ In the morning
In the morning
Come home
→ In the afternoon
In the afternoon
Wake up happens before anything else in the day, eating breakfast follows getting dressed, school fills the morning hours, and coming home happens later in the afternoon, so each step matches its time of day.