Ordinal Numbers — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Five kids stand in line. Mia is 4th. Who stands right behind Mia?
A) 5th kid
B) 3rd kid
C) 2nd kid
D) 1st kid
Right behind 4th is the 5th kid, the next spot back.
2. If 6 cars are in a row, which car is in the very last position?
A) 5th
B) 6th
C) 4th
D) 3rd
With six cars, the last car is in the sixth position in line.
3. Lin is 3rd from the left in a row of 5. From the right, Lin is ___.
A) 1st
B) 2nd
C) 3rd
D) 5th
In a row of five, third from left is also third from the right.
4. Pat is 2nd. One kid leaves the line in front. Pat is now ___.
A) 4th
B) 3rd
C) 2nd
D) 1st
Removing one kid in front moves Pat from 2nd up to 1st place.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. If Sue is 1st in line and one kid joins behind her, Sue is still first.
Adding kids behind does not change the spot of the leader.
2. The 2nd from the right in a row of 5 is the fourth from the left.
Second from the right in five lines up with fourth from the left.
3. If 3 dogs are in a row, the last dog is the third dog.
With three dogs in a row, the last one sits in third place.
4. After 5th comes sixth in counting.
After fifth in ordinal order, the next number is the sixth.
5. If you are 3rd and one kid goes home from in front, you become second.
Losing one kid in front moves you from 3rd up to 2nd in line.