Understanding Chronological Order

What does "chronological order" mean?

• Arranging events by importance

• Arranging events in the order they happened

• Arranging events by location

• Arranging events by topic

Which word is most closely related to chronological order?

• Sequence

• Compare

• Cause

• Problem

If a story is told in chronological order, what is being followed?

• The order of importance

• The order of time

• The order of location

• The order of characters

Which signal word is often used in chronological order texts?

• However

• First

• Similarly

• On the other hand

Which of the following is NOT a signal word for chronological order?

• Next

• After

• Because

• Finally

Which text structure is used when events are described in the order they happened?

• Chronological order

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution

Read the following sentences: "First, I woke up. Then, I brushed my teeth. After that, I ate breakfast." What text structure is being used?

• Chronological order

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Description

Which of the following would best be organized using chronological order?

• A recipe for baking a cake

• A list of the tallest buildings

• A comparison of two animals

• A description of a place

You are writing about the history of the telephone. Which structure should you use to show how it changed over time?

• Chronological order

• Problem and solution

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

Which of the following is the best example of chronological order?

• Describing the features of a smartphone

• Listing the steps to plant a tree

• Explaining why plants need sunlight

• Comparing apples and oranges