Following a Long Explanation is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on numbering the stages of an explanation into the order they happen, aligned to Common Core standard RI.2.10. 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 students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Following a Long Explanation

RI.2.10

NameDate

Number the boxes to show the right order.

1.Number these to show how bread is made.

The dough is kneaded.
Flour, water and yeast are mixed together.
It is baked in a hot oven.
It is left in a warm place to rise.
It is shaped into a loaf.

2.Number these to show how a frog grows.

A small frog hops out onto land.
Frogspawn floats in the pond.
Front legs grow and the tail shrinks.
Tadpoles hatch from the eggs.
The tadpoles grow back legs.

LessonPrint · RI.2.10 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Following a Long Explanation

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

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

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.