Sequencing Events with Signal Words Quiz

What is the purpose of using signal words in a story?

• To confuse the reader

• To make the story longer

• To help arrange events in order

• To add more characters

Which of the following is a signal word?

• Quickly

• Happily

• First

• Brightly

What did Lucy do first in her sandwich-making process?

• Spread jelly on the bread

• Put the slices together

• Got two slices of bread

• Ate the sandwich

What was the final step in Lucy's sandwich-making story?

• Spread peanut butter

• Put the slices together

• Ate the sandwich

• Spread jelly

Which signal word indicates the second event in Lucy's story?

• Next

• Finally

• After

• Then

What did Joe do first when building the snowman?

• Decorated the snowman

• Put a smaller snowball on top

• Stacked another snowball

• Rode the big snowball

What was the last step in Joe's snowman-building story?

• Put a smaller snowball on top

• Decorated the snowman

• Rode the big snowball

• Stacked another snowball

Which signal word indicates the third event in Joe's story?

• First

• Then

• Next

• Last

What did Joe do after putting a smaller snowball on top?

• Decorated the snowman

• Rode the big snowball

• Stacked another snowball

• Ate a sandwich

Which signal word is used to indicate the final event in a sequence?

• Finally

• First

• Next

• Then