A How-To in Order is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on turning research into a sequence of instructions, aligned to Common Core standard W.1.7. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

Set 16 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

A How-To in Order

W.1.7

NameDate

Number the boxes to show the right order.

1.Number these to show how a seed in a fruit travels.

A bird eats the fruit.
The bird flies a long way.
The fruit grows on the plant.
The seed grows where there is light.
The seed comes out somewhere new.

2.Number these to show what happens in "The Jar of Shells".

Ivy saw Ben crying.
They found the shells together.
Ivy filled a jar with shells.
Ben knocked the jar off the sill.
Ivy felt cross.

LessonPrint · W.1.7 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — A How-To in Order

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

1.Correct order: 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
2.Correct order: 3, 4, 5, 1, 2

More practice for W.1.7

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.1.7 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.