Sequence of Events
Grade 3 - Reading - On Level

Read "The Broken Sundial": The museum's outdoor sundial no longer pointed to the correct hour. Chen noticed that the stone base had shifted after workers repaired the path. He wrote a note explaining the problem, and the museum guide marked the sundial closed until it could be reset. Which order shows the events from beginning to end?
- He saw the stone base had shifted. -> He wrote a note for the museum guide. -> Chen noticed the wrong hour.
- He wrote a note for the museum guide. -> He saw the stone base had shifted. -> Chen noticed the wrong hour.
- He saw the stone base had shifted. -> Chen noticed the wrong hour. -> He wrote a note for the museum guide.
- Chen noticed the wrong hour. -> He saw the stone base had shifted. -> He wrote a note for the museum guide.
Which event happens first in "The Night Hike"?
- Night hikes are better than daytime hikes.
- Mateo pointed out the trail markers.
- The guide explained the quiet rule.
- Mateo clipped on a red light.
After "Asha recorded daily weather data.", what happens next in "The Weather Journal"?
- Asha built a new playground shelter.
- The events stop.
- She noticed a cloudy-day pattern.
- The class used the chart for jacket decisions.
Which event happens last in "The Classroom Debate"?
- Diego suggested board games.
- Nora suggested outdoor time.
- The class canceled reward time for the month.
- The class voted and saved both ideas.
Which retelling keeps the events of "The Seed Library" in order?
- Ms. Imani opened the seed library. -> Families borrowed seeds to plant at home. -> Students reported which plants grew well.
- Students reported which plants grew well. -> Ms. Imani opened the seed library. -> Families borrowed seeds to plant at home.
- A class seed library helps students share seeds and learn from planting results. -> Seed libraries are the most exciting part of science.
- Students sold vegetables at a weekend market. -> Each envelope listed the plant name, planting month, and number of seeds.
Read "The Night Hike": Before the park hike, Mateo clipped a small red light to his backpack. The guide asked everyone to keep voices low because owls were nesting nearby. When the group reached the overlook, Mateo pointed out the trail markers without disturbing the birds. Which order shows the events from beginning to end?
- The guide explained the quiet rule. -> Mateo pointed out the trail markers. -> Mateo clipped on a red light.
- Mateo pointed out the trail markers. -> The guide explained the quiet rule. -> Mateo clipped on a red light.
- Mateo clipped on a red light. -> The guide explained the quiet rule. -> Mateo pointed out the trail markers.
- The guide explained the quiet rule. -> Mateo clipped on a red light. -> Mateo pointed out the trail markers.
Which event happens first in "The Tide Pool Note"?
- Leila collected the crab and took it home.
- She wrote the time beside the drawing.
- Waves covered the pool by afternoon.
- Leila sketched the tide pool.
After "Mateo clipped on a red light.", what happens next in "The Night Hike"?
- Mateo clipped on a red light.
- The guide explained the quiet rule.
- Mateo fed the owls from his hand.
- Mateo pointed out the trail markers.
Which event happens last in "The Weather Journal"?
- Asha built a new playground shelter.
- The class used the chart for jacket decisions.
- Asha recorded daily weather data.
- Cloudy days make the most interesting charts.
Which retelling keeps the events of "The Bridge Revision" in order?
- Talia painted a mural on the classroom wall. -> She added two folded braces underneath the bridge.
- She added braces and tested again. -> Talia tested the first bridge. -> She noticed the middle sagged.
- Talia tested the first bridge. -> She noticed the middle sagged. -> She added braces and tested again.
- Talia improves a bridge design by using evidence from a test. -> Cardboard bridges are the best engineering project.