Text Structure- Chronological Order

Which of the following does NOT contain key words in Chronological Text Structure?

• First...
• In the year 1953...
• Besides...
• Finally...

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Read the informational text below.  What is the FIRST step to do AFTER you freeze the grasshoppers?
1. Catch or buy your grasshoppers.
2. Clean the grasshoppers and remove their legs and wings.
3. After cleaning, freeze them for 1-2 hours.  
4. Next, cook them in the oven or fry them.  They are even yummy added to fritters.
5. You can add seasoning before or after cooking them.
6. Finally, squeeze a little lemon juice on them and enjoy!

• Catch or buy your grasshoppers.
• Squeeze lemon juice on them and enjoy.
• Cook the grasshoppers in the oven or fry them.
• Clean the grasshoppers.

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Read the passage provided.  Which of the following is NOT a clue that the passage is chronological order?
Carnegie was thirteen years old when he got his first job in a textile mill earning $1.20 a week. Due to his quickness and hard work, he soon worked his way upwards through a succession of jobs, each earning more money than the last. In addition to working in the mill, Carnegie worked in a factory, tended a steam engine, and became a telegraph operator, someone who sends messages using a telegraph machine. In 1853, he went to work for the Pennsylvania Railroad for $35 per month as an assistant to Thomas Scott, a superintendent.

• due to his quickness
• thirteen years old
• in 1853
• his first job

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

My family and I went to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first thing we did when we got there was to take a tour of a space shuttle that once flew into space.During our tour, an astronaut showed us her spacesuit. I even got to try on the space boots. Next, we tasted the food astronauts eat while they are in space. It was really different from other foods that I had eaten but it tasted pretty good. Finally, we got in a special booth that showed us what it is like to be weightless! It was an amazing day.
What words signal the author has used the chronological order text structure?

• Tasted, showed, and tour
• First, during, next
• Flew, got in, showed

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What are some clue words for sequencing?

• as a result of, therefore
• first, next, then, finally
• main idea, details
• summarize, re-read

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Seth came home from school and wanted to make a bowl of cereal for a snack. He looks in the cabinet and picks his cereal. After that he gets a bowl and spoon and goes to the refrigerator and he gets the milk. He then makes his snack and eats it up. What did Seth do before he ate his snack? 

• He came home from school
• He picks his cereal
• He gets the milkd
• He makes his snack

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

At the beginning of the story, Jake and Andy go on a hike in the woods. In the middle of the story, Jake falls and breaks his leg so Andy must go find help. At the end of the story, an emergency team carries Jake out of the woods on a stretcher and to the ambulance that takes him to the hospital. 
What is the last thing that happens in the story?

• Andy must go find help.
• Jake and Andy go hiking.
• Jake falls and breaks his leg.
• An ambulance takes Jake to the hospital.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Mom took Aaron to the shoe store at the mall. First the shoe salesman measured Aaron's foot. Next, he went to the backroom to get some shoes for Aaron to try. Then Aaron tried on three pairs of shoes. Finally Aaron chose the pair he liked the best and his mother bought them. 
What happened just before Aaron's mom bought the shoes?

• Aaron's foot was measured.
• Aaron chose a pair of shoes.
• His mother bought the shoes.
• Aaron tried on three pairs of shoes.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Misty did not feel well when she woke up this morning. The first thing her mother did was feel Misty's forehead. She felt hot, so her mother got out the thermometer and took Misty's temperature. "103 degrees!" exclaimed her mother. "No school for you today." Then she went to the kitchen to get Misty a cup of juice.
What did her mother do after she took Misty's temperature?

• Misty did not feel well
• Woke up this morning
• No school for you today
• Went to the kitchen to get a cup of juice

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

It was spring. Cathy decided to plant seeds in her garden. First, she planted the seeds. Then, she watered them everyday. Soon the seeds grew into beautiful flowers. 

What happened right before she watered the plants? 

• She decided to start a garden. 
• It was spring. 
• The seeds grew into flowers. 
• She planted seeds. 

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3