Ordinal Numbers — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Five kids race. Mia is 1st, Tom is 2nd, Sam is 3rd, Liz is 4th, Ben is 5th. Who is 4th?
A) Liz
B) Tom
C) Sam
D) Ben
Liz is 4th because the list says Liz is 4th right after Sam who is 3rd.
2. In a lunch line: Ann 1st, Bo 2nd, Cy 3rd, Di 4th, Ed 5th. Who comes right before 4th?
A) Bo
B) Cy
C) Di
D) Ed
Cy is 3rd which comes right before 4th in the line, so Cy is the answer.
3. At a race, Joe is 5th, Kim is 6th, Pat is 7th. Who finished in 7th place?
A) Joe
B) Kim
C) Pat
D) Lee
Pat finished 7th because the list shows Pat next to the seventh place position.
4. On a bus line: Ada 6th, Ben 7th, Cal 8th, Dan 9th, Eve 10th. Who is 9th?
A) Ada
B) Ben
C) Cal
D) Dan
Dan is 9th in the bus line because the list pairs Dan with the ninth position.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. If Tim is 3rd and one kid is in front, that kid is 2nd.
Second comes right before third, so the kid in front of 3rd must be 2nd.
2. If Sue is 5th in line, the kid behind her is 6th.
Sixth comes right after fifth, so the kid behind 5th must be in 6th place.
3. If Max is 8th and Pat is right after, Pat is 9th.
Ninth comes right after eighth, so Pat must be in 9th place after Max.
4. The first kid in line is in 1st place.
The kid at the very front of a line is always in 1st place by definition.
5. If you are last out of ten kids, you are in 10th place.
When ten kids stand in line, the very last one stands in the 10th place.