Time Words Signal Order is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on using temporal words to sequence events, aligned to Common Core standard W.2.3. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 14 of them with 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 4 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 14 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Time Words Signal Order
W.2.3
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Explain what causes an earthquake. Use the words plates and pressure.
I introduced the topic
I used the word plates
I used the word pressure
I wrote a conclusion
2.Explain how a polar bear stays warm. Name the layers.
I introduced the topic
I named the layers
I used a definition
I wrote a conclusion
LessonPrint · W.2.3 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Time Words Signal Order
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Plates and pressure both used correctly, with a conclusion.
2.Fat, underfur and guard hairs named, with a definition and a conclusion.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.2.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.