Ordinal Numbers — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. In a race: Roy 1st, Ivy 2nd, Sue 3rd, Ken 4th, Lou 5th. Who is in 1st?
A) Roy
B) Ivy
C) Sue
D) Ken
Roy is in 1st place because the list shows Roy paired with the 1st position.
2. Line at lunch: Amy 6th, Ben 7th, Cam 8th, Dee 9th, Eli 10th. Who is 7th?
A) Amy
B) Ben
C) Cam
D) Dee
Ben is 7th in the lunch line because the list pairs Ben with seventh place.
3. Race finishers: Ari 3rd, Bob 4th, Cy 5th, Dan 6th. Who finished right after 4th?
A) Ari
B) Bob
C) Cy
D) Dan
Cy finished 5th which comes right after Bob in 4th place position.
4. Bus line: Mia 8th, Ned 9th, Ola 10th. Who is the very last in line?
A) Mia
B) Joe
C) Ned
D) Ola
Ola is last because Ola stands in 10th place which is the final position.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. If Ann is 2nd and Bo is right behind, Bo is 3rd.
Third comes right after second, so Bo standing behind 2nd must be in 3rd.
2. If Ed is 7th, the kid in front of Ed is 6th.
Sixth comes right before seventh, so the kid in front of 7th must be 6th.
3. Out of ten racers, the winner finishes in 1st place.
The winner of any race always finishes in 1st place ahead of everyone else.
4. If Liz is 9th and Mo is right after, Mo is 10th.
Tenth comes right after ninth, so Mo standing behind 9th must be in 10th.
5. If you are in 5th place and one kid is ahead, that kid is 4th.
Fourth comes right before fifth, so the kid ahead of 5th must be 4th.