Chronological Order

Which type of non-fiction text structure tells a story IN ORDER?

• Cause & Effect
• Chronological
• Sequence of Events
• Problem & Solution

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

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

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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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What is the first thing you have to do when making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?

• combine the two halves

• get out the materials

• clean up the mess

• spread the peanut butter

Which sentence does not tell you a main event?

• I swear, that was the best peanut butter and jelly sandwich I ever ate

• After taking the lid off of the jars, I spread the peanut butter on one side of the bread and the jelly on the other.

• When I got home from school after a long boring day, I took out the peanut butter, jelly, and bread.

• After that, I enjoyed it while watching "Cops" on TV.

Which one of the following from the passage is a transitional phrase?

• Dino was thinking about his girlfriend

• Soon after

• It was a sunny day

• The earth shook and fruit fell from the trees

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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You may not know who Mark Zuckerberg is but I bet you know about Facebook. Zuckerberg and his roommates launched Facebook from their college dormitory at Harvard. Facebook started off as just a "Harvard thing," but Zuckerberg and roommates spread it to other universities like Stanford, Dartmouth, and NYU. As Facebook grew in size and popularity, Zuckerberg took investments but resisted buyout offers. The founders maintained control and in 2012 Facebook became a publically traded company. Today Facebook is one of the world’s most popular websites and Zuckerberg is the CEO. Facebook has over one billion users and Zuckerberg is one of the 25 richest people in America. That’s not too bad for a college dropout.

Which of the following sentences from the above passage is a main event?

• Facebook has over one billion users

• Zuckerburg is one of the 25 richest people in America

• That's not too bad for a college dropout

• As Facebook grew in size and popularity, Zuckerburg took investments but resisted buyout offers

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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Which of the following transition words would NOT help you determine chronological order?

• First

• Then

• However

• Finally