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Steps and Stages is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on following a sequence of steps described in a text, aligned to Common Core standard RI.2.3. 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.

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Steps and Stages

RI.2.3

NameDate

Number the boxes to show the right order.

1.Number these to show what causes an earthquake.
  • They catch and stick.
  • The plates finally slip.
  • Two plates move towards each other.
  • Pressure builds for years.
  • The stored energy shakes the ground.
2.Number these to show how glass is recycled.
  • Bottles are sorted by colour.
  • The glass is blown into new bottles.
  • The glass is crushed into cullet.
  • The cullet is melted.
  • Metal lids are pulled out with a magnet.

LessonPrint · RI.2.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Steps and Stages

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

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

Questions about Steps and Stages

What does the Steps and Stages worksheet cover?

It practises following a sequence of steps described in a text — 2 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core RI.2.3: Explain how a series of events or steps in a text connect. 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 Steps and Stages practise?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.3 — RI.2.3, in the Reading: Informational Text domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Steps and Stages is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on RI.2.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Steps and Stages 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 Steps and Stages 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 Steps and Stages free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Steps and Stages, 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.

Is there a lesson plan to teach RI.2.3?

Yes — “Steps, Events and Scientific Ideas” is a 40-minute Grade 2 plan for RI.2.3, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Steps and Stages is the practice that follows it.

More practice for RI.2.3

Explain how a series of events or steps in a text connect.

Teaching this next? Steps, Events and Scientific Ideas is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.2.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.