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.

Set 21 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.

Steps and Stages

RI.2.3

NameDate

Number the boxes to show the right order.

1.Number these to show what causes an earthquake.

The plates finally slip.
They catch and stick.
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 cullet is melted.
Metal lids are pulled out with a magnet.
The glass is blown into new bottles.
The glass is crushed into cullet.

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Answer key — Steps and Stages

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

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

More practice for RI.2.3

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