Putting a Story in Order is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on reconstructing the order of a story's events, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.5. 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
2.Number these to show how a lifeboat is launched.
The crew pull on drysuits.
The pagers sound.
The boat slides down the ramp.
A call comes in to the station.
The volunteers drive to the station.
LessonPrint · RL.2.5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Putting a Story in Order
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Correct order: 2, 1, 5, 3, 4
2.Correct order: 4, 2, 5, 1, 3
Questions about Putting a Story in Order
What does the Putting a Story in Order worksheet cover?
It practises reconstructing the order of a story's events — 2 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core RL.2.5: Describe how a story opens and how it closes. The instruction to pupils is “Number the boxes to show the right order”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Putting a Story in Order practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5 — RL.2.5, in the Reading: Literature domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Putting a Story in Order is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on RL.2.5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Putting a Story in Order come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Putting a Story in Order can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Putting a Story in Order free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Putting a Story in Order, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.