★Sequence of Events
Grade 3 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me
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Before the Bakery Opens
Aiden's alarm buzzed at five o'clock on Saturday morning. The sky outside was still dark. Today he would help Aunt Maribel at her bakery for the very first time. He pulled on his sneakers quietly so he would not wake his baby brother, and he tiptoed down the stairs.
When they arrived, the bakery was quiet and cold. First, Aunt Maribel switched on the big ovens so they could heat up. Then she handed Aiden an apron that reached almost to his shoes.
Their first job was the cinnamon rolls. Aunt Maribel had mixed the dough the night before. It had puffed up in a covered bowl. The dough felt soft and a little sticky under his fingers. Aiden rolled it into a flat rectangle. Next, he spread butter across the top and sprinkled on cinnamon sugar. After that, he rolled the dough into a long log. Aunt Maribel showed him how to slice it into even circles with a piece of thread.
While the rolls baked, they made the sign for the window. Aiden wrote the day's specials in bright chalk. He misspelled "blueberry" the first time, so he wiped it away and tried again. Aunt Maribel laughed and said that even bakers need to check their spelling.
Twenty minutes later, a timer rang. The rolls were golden brown. Aunt Maribel set them on a rack to cool. Meanwhile, Aiden stirred a bowl of sweet white icing. Once the rolls had cooled a little, he drizzled the icing across each one.
At seven o'clock, Aunt Maribel unlocked the front door. A line of customers was already waiting on the sidewalk. The smell of warm cinnamon had drifted out the door and down the block. Mr. Delgado, the mail carrier, bought the very first roll. He took a bite and gave Aiden a thumbs-up.
By nine o'clock, every cinnamon roll was gone. Aiden's feet ached, and flour dusted his hair. Still, he could not stop smiling. On the drive home, he asked, "Can I come back next Saturday?"
What did Aunt Maribel do first at the bakery?
- She mixed the roll dough.
- She handed Aiden an apron.
- She unlocked the front door.
- She switched on the ovens.
When had the cinnamon roll dough been mixed?
- at five o'clock that morning
- the night before
- right after the ovens heated
- while the rolls were baking
What did Aiden do right after he spread the butter?
- He rolled the dough into a log.
- He rolled the dough out flat.
- He sprinkled on cinnamon sugar.
- He sliced the dough with thread.
Which order shows how Aiden shaped the rolls?
- roll it into a log, roll it flat, slice it
- roll it flat, slice it, roll it into a log
- roll it flat, roll it into a log, slice it
- slice it, roll it flat, roll it into a log
What did Aiden and his aunt do while the rolls baked?
- They made a sign for the window.
- They sold a roll to Mr. Delgado.
- They let the dough puff up.
- They stirred a bowl of icing.
What did Aiden do after he misspelled a word on the sign?
- He drew a picture of a berry.
- He wiped it away and tried again.
- He asked his aunt to write it.
- He left the mistake on the sign.
What had to happen before Aiden could drizzle the icing?
- Every roll in the bakery was sold.
- The rolls cooled a little on a rack.
- Mr. Delgado bought the first roll.
- Aunt Maribel unlocked the front door.
Which event happened at seven o'clock?
- Every cinnamon roll was gone.
- Aunt Maribel unlocked the door.
- The timer rang for the rolls.
- Aiden's alarm buzzed loudly.
What happened last in the story?
- Aiden wrote the specials in chalk.
- Mr. Delgado gave a thumbs-up.
- Every cinnamon roll was sold.
- Aiden asked to come back next week.
Aiden drizzled the icing across each roll. What does drizzled mean?
- mixed in a big bowl
- scraped off with a spoon
- cut into small pieces
- poured in thin lines
